Voorlezer's House, 59 Arthur Kill Road, Borough of Richmond
Subtitle: built about 1695
By: Landmarks Preservation Commission
Series: Designation list / Landmarks Preservation Commission -- 2
Publisher: Landmarks Preservation Commission
Published: 1969
Place of publication: New York]
Language: eng
Subjects: Colonial Architecture; Domestic Architecture; Dwellings; School buildings; Buildings, structures; Architecture; Conservation and restoration; Voorlezer's House (New York, N.Y.)
Notes: "August 26, 1969."

"LP-0397-A."

"Landmark Site: Borough of Richmond, Tax Map Block 2278, Lot 1 in part"--Page 1.

"The Voorlezer's House, a building standing on its original site, was built by the Dutch Church in 1695 as a church, school and a house for their Voorlezer, a Dutch word meaning lay reader, clerk or teacher. This building, the oldest known elementary school building in the United States, is restored and open to the public. The building ls a two-story frame clapboard structure, original except for its restored exterior'--Page 1.