The middle section of the house was built first, with trees cut down during Abraham’s son Daniel’s ownership of this lot. The northern section was built a few years later (1728–34), and the southern room was added between 1734 and 1741, after Daniel’s marriage to Wyntje Deyo. 

Born near Calais, Abraham Hasbrouck (c.1650–1717) was likely in his mid- to late twenties when he immigrated from die Pfalz [link to die Pfalz page] to New York in 1675 with his future wife, Maria Deyo, and her family. Abraham, his older brother Jean, his father-in-law Christian Deyo, and his brother-in-law Pierre Deyo, were among the twelve European signers of the 1677 land agreement with the Esopus.  

While Edmund Andros, the future governor of New York, served in Prince Rupert’s Dragoons, there is no clear evidence of Abraham’s service. However, Abraham served as captain of the New Paltz infantry company in the Ulster County militia.  

Edmund Andros approved the land patent between the Esopus and the French-speaking settlers in New Paltz, issuing a formal patent in September 1677 that is preserved in the HHS Archives.  

While considered inhumane and illegal today, cockfighting was popular in North America in the late 1700s.  

In the 1755 census of slaves, Daniel Hasbrouck was listed as enslaving two men and two women, all above the age of 14. No names have been found for the many people of African descent enslaved over generations in this house. 

The lumber used to construct the middle section of this house was cut from the same grove of trees, in the same year, as the lumber used to construct Daniel’s cousin Jacob Hasbrouck’s house along Huguenot Street. 

Maria Deyo Hasbrouck, Abraham’s widow, spent her final years living in the stone house with their son, Daniel. 

Wyntje Deyo Hasbrouck, the wife of Daniel Hasbrouck, inherited this house after his death in 1759. As a widow, Wyntje became one of the wealthiest people in New Paltz. 

Daniel and Wyntje Hasbrouck’s sons—Jonas, Josaphat, David, Isaiah, Benjamin, and Zacharias—participated in patriotic activities during the American Revolution. 

Swedish-born artist and architect Ivar Evers purchased the house in 1918 and lived in the house for roughly 35 years.