1775 was 250 years ago. At that time the people of Kingsbridge did not know that the most dramatic and violent 8 years in the history of the area were about to begin. The Revolutionary War would transform the neighborhood from a lush and fertile farming community into a muddy battle-scarred military camp with forts on every hilltop. For the community that was here, 1775 was the year that everything changed. The men of the area formed a militia for defense and the Continental Congress ordered the area fortified. But why here? Why did George Washington consider it a “pass of the utmost importance?” And how did local people feel about the ideas and events that were reshaping America and their lives?
On August 27th at 6:00 PM, join us for Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s LAST Back Porch History lecture of the season featuring historian Nick Dembowski, who will take you on a virtual tour of Kingsbridge and northern Manhattan in the years before the war, leading up to the Declaration of Independence.
Nick Dembowski is a Bronx local historian and Executive Director of the Kingsbridge Historical Society. He was the lead curator of the Kingsbridge Remembers 1775-1783 exhibit at the Kingsbridge Historical Society. He is also the Site Historian of the Van Cortlandt House Museum.
Date: Wednesday, August 27th
Time: 6-7pm
Registration: Zoom registration required.
Cost: FREE!
Livestream? YES! Register using the link in our bio!
Location: Livestream via Zoom and in person at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th and Broadway)
If you were to take a time machine back to 18th-century Manhattan, you would come across lush forests, rolling hills, an abundance of wildlife, and small Dutch family farms scattered throughout the countryside.
While most of that rural beauty has vanished thanks to 300 years of industrialization, one lone farmhouse has stood the test of time and still in its original plot on bustling Broadway.
It’s time to explore this important piece of New York history after the doors close to the public.
Join New York Adventure Club for an after-hours tour & wine reception at the Dyckman Farmhouse. Built in 1784, this Dutch Colonial style farmhouse is the last remaining one of its kind in Manhattan
New York Adventure Club’s private experience will include:
– Stories around the Dyckman family, rural Northern Manhattan landscape, and a lifestyle that disappeared during the transformation from farming community to urban neighborhood
– A private, after-hours tour through the historic rooms and garden of the 238-year-old Dyckman Farmhouse.
– A wine & cheese reception in the backyard garden, which includes a small reproduced smokehouse from 1916, a well, and a Hessian Hut that British troops would have lived in during the early days of the Revolutionary War.
Register using the link in our bio and we hope to see you there!
What does Dyckman Farmhouse look like through your eyes?
Visit the Museum during our open hours this July for the chance to take film photos of Dyckman Farmhouse Museum and gardens! As a part of the ‘Dyckman Through Your Eyes’ project, your photos and written reflections of what most interests you about the Dyckman Farmhouse will be displayed in our visitor center. Come share what DFM means to you!
Thursday July 24th from 1-3pm
Thursday, July 31st from 1-3pm
Included with Museum Admission
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
(on the corner of 204th Street and Broadway)
Join us for an evening of Latin Brazilian Jazz with award winning band leader and local legend Annette A. Aguilar & Stringbeans!
Date: Monday, June 2, 2025
Time: 6:30
Place: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (4881 Broadway)
Cost: FREE
Powerhouse trumpeter James Zollar, a performer with the Duke Ellington and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestras, as well as the Count Basie Band, takes center stage with his electrifying group, Zollar Systems. Delivering a blend of groove-infused rhythms and straight-ahead bebop, the band brings Zollar’s three critically acclaimed albums to life. Prepare for an unforgettable night of high-energy jazz that will move your soul!
