Lady Moody House prioritized for landmark consideration after 50 years
After being on a backlogged list of properties for almost 50 years, Gravesend’s historic Lady Moody House might finally get its long-sought-after landmark status from the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC).
Dating back to the 1660s, the privately-owned home at 27 Gravesend Neck Road stands on property that was once owned by Lady Deborah Moody—credited with establishing the community known today as Gravesend, one of old Brooklyn’s six towns, and the only one that wasn’t Dutch. Moody was one of the first women ever to own a land patent in the New World.
LPC announced on Tuesday, April 23, that the Lady Moody House, also known as the Lady Moody-Van Sicklen House, was to be prioritized for landmark consideration.