Hubbard House (Brooklyn)

Hubbard House
Side view
Location2138 McDonald Ave., Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°36′0″N 73°58′23″W / 40.60000°N 73.97306°W / 40.60000; -73.97306
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleDutch Colonial
NRHP reference No.00000575 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 2, 2000
Designated NYCLJanuary 13, 2009

Hubbard House, also known as Hubbard-Lucchelli House and Theresa Lucchelli House, is a historic home located in Brooklyn, New York. It is believed to have been built between 1825 and 1838.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000[1] and later designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on January 13, 2009.[3]

Description and history

The Hubbard House was constructed by Lawrence Ryder, a Gravesend carpenter-builder, for Nelly Hubbard, the daughter of a farmer of Dutch descent who married a descendant of one of the first English settlers in Gravesend.[4] Beginning in 1850, it was leased to workers and artisans. In 1904, garment worker Vincenzo Lucchelli purchased the house with his wife and five children. In 1924, Salvati & Le Quornik designed a southern two-story hippedroofed wing which incorporated a “sleeping porch” for family members suffering from tuberculosis. Theresa Lucchelli (1902–1997) inherited the house and resided in it from the age of two until her death.[2][3]

It is a small, white Dutch Colonial–style farmhouse which uses H-bent construction. It consists of two sections: a 1+12-story, one-room-deep main section with a 2-story, one-room-wide by two-room-deep wing. It is covered with pine clapboard.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Kathleen A. Howe (January 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Hubbard House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2011. See also: "Accompanying ten photos".
  3. ^ a b c "Hubbard House" (PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission. January 13, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Witt, Stephen (January 30, 2009). "LANDMARK STATUS FOR HUBBARD HOUSE – GRAVESEND RESIDENCE DATES BACK TO 1830". New York Post. Retrieved November 7, 2019.