ABOUT THE VANDER EN DE-ONDERDONK HOUSE

The Vander Ende-Onderdonk House, located in Ridgewood on the borderof Queens and Brooklyn, is the oldest Dutch Colonial stone house in NewYork City. Peter Stuyvesant granted the land it sits on in the mid-seven-teenth century, and by 1660, Hendrick Barents Smidt occupied a smallhouse on the site. In 1709, Paulus Vander Ende of Flatbush purchased thefarm and began construction of the current house. The building was aprominent marker in the 1769 settlement of the boundary disputebetween Bushwick in Kings County and Newtown in Queens County.

During the 1820's, Adrian Onderdonk erected a small frame addition tothe stone house immediately above the remnants of the foundation of the1660 building. Its architectural features are typical of Dutch buildings inthis period: a gambrel roof, Dutch doors, central hallway and double hungwindows with shutters.

The Greater Ridgewood Historical Society was established in 1975 by agroup of local residents to prevent the demolition of the Vander Ende-Onderdonk House. From 1975 until 1981, the GRHS raised funds torestore the house which had been seriously damaged by fire, and in1976, published a history of the greater Ridgewood area, entitled OurCommunity, Its History and People.

In 1977, the House and property were listed on the National Register ofHistoric Places, and in 1981, granted the same status on the New YorkState Register. The House was given New York City landmark status in1995. With the help of Federal, State and local funds, the Vander Ende-Onderdonk House was opened to the public in 1982.

The House serves as a museum for a permanent exhibit on thearchaeology of the Vander Ende-Onderdonk site, as well as changingexhibits relating to history, the arts and culture. The Society alsomaintains a history and genealogical research library, and offers manycultural events annually, including: gUided house tours, history lecturesand programs, genealogy workshops, craft classes and special events,such as St. Nicholas Day and other Dutch celebrations. The history andlocation of the house provide a rich educational and cultural experiencefor visitors.

For more information about the Vander Ende-Onderdonk House andthe 300th anniversary celebration, please contact:

Greater Ridgewood Historical Society1820 Flushing AvenueRidgewood, NY11385

Telephone: (718) 456-1776

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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOR THEVANDER ENDE-ONDERDONK HOUSE

LEO HEDBAVNY . EVELYN TALUTIS .GEORGE MILLER (TREASURER) .HELEN RIES . REIN OLVET . LINDA MONTE (PRESIDENT, GREATER

RIDGEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY) .STEVENMONTE. CHARLESDONO.MARY ELLEN BORELLO. PAUL KERZNER

THE GREATER RIDGEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY

CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE

THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS

QUEENS CULTURAL TREASURE AND HONOR

ASSEMBLYWOMAN CATHERINE A. NOLAN

PAUL A. KERZNER

SPECIAL GUEST

MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG

PROCEEDS WILL BE USED TO FUND REPLACEMENT

OF THE ROOF OF NEW YORK CITY'S OLDEST

DUTCH COLONIAL STONE HOUSE.

RACHEL AMAR

VINCENT ARCURI, JR.

CAROLINA ASIRIFI

PETER CARDELLA

HON. ELIZABETH CROWLEY

JP DITROIA

JACK FRIEDMAN

DAVID GIGLER

FRED T. HALLER

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THE VANDER EN DE-ONDERDONK HOUSE

1820 FLUSHING AVENUE

RIDGEWOOD, NEW YORK

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LINDA MONTE

HON. DIANA REYNA

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