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The Changing Face of Lefferts Manor 1983 – 1993 – Lefferts Farm Divided

John Lefferts died in 1895 marking a turning point in the transition of rural farm lands to suburban residences. Breaking with patrilineal traditions, he willed his property to his seven children who knew the value of the land was in … Continue reading

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The Changing Face of Lefferts Manor 1893 – 1993 – Emerging Middle Class & Victorian Ideal of Family and Home

By the end of the 19th Century, factories rather than farms became the dominant mode of production in the United States. As the industrializing city became more congested and polluted, the notion of the single-family house as haven from the … Continue reading

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The Changing Face of Lefferts Manor 1893 – 1993 – Architecture

The architectural structure of Lefferts Manor as a rowhouse neighborhood has survived virtually unchanged since the time of its development. By 1899 four houses were built and sold.  507 homes were constructed between 1905 and 1922.  The final three houses … Continue reading

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Church of the Evangel added to the National Register of Historic Places

The Church of the Evangel has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.  The New York State Office of Parks and Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced the listing of The Church of the Evangel, located at the … Continue reading

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The Changing Face of Lefferts Manor 1893 – 1993

By Mary Miller In 1993 the Lefferts Manor Association sponsored an exhibit at the Lefferts Homestead in Prospect Park. The exhibit was a celebration of the centennial of the founding of the Lefferts Manor development, which grew from the Lefferts’ … Continue reading

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