BROOKLYN

Hendrick I. Lott House
It is a very happy story. An article in the March/April 2000 issue of the National Trust’s magazine Preservation reports that the Hendrick I. Lott house at 1940 East 36th Street in Brooklyn, has been saved. Recently, when descendents of the Lott family decided to sell this old Dutch farmhouse, which is a New York City landmark, a wonderful group of concerned neighbors banded together and persuaded the Lott family to sell to them instead of to a developer. The neighborhood group, calling themselves the Hendrick I. Lott House Preservation Association, Inc. (HILHPA) will be turning the house over to New York City’s Historic House Trust, a division under New York City Parks. Jablonski Berkowitz Conservation Inc. is currently preparing an historic structure report. HILHPA publishes a quarterly newsletter called D e B o e r e n w o n i n g (The Farmhouse) that reports on their various activities including the caretaker’s garden and the ongoing Archaeological Project.

QUEENS

Bayside Railroad Station

Bayside railroad station RON ZIELAND, RICHARD WETTEREAU. VICTORIAN RAILROAD STATIONS OF LONG ISLAND, 1988, PAGE 157.

The Bayside railroad station underwent major renovation last year, including platform and overpass repairs and a reconstructed ticket office with new restrooms. Landscaping work is being finalized this year with new trees and other plantings. The LIRR Bayside station was built in 1923 and is a good example of the gambrel roof stations that were popular at that time (see photo) . The tracks were lowered a few years later. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which operates the railroad, is considering various uses for the long-empty freight house on the south side of the tracks facing Bell Boulevard. Some work has been done on that building including new roof tiles, brickwork, and new doors and windows.** Bayside Times, 6/1/2000. (Kathianne Boniello)