Lent Homestead and Cemetery

The Lent Homestead and Cemetery, located in Queens, New York, is a historic site featuring the oldest known residential structure in the borough, built in 1656 by Abraham Riker, an early settler of New Amsterdam. The house showcases Dutch Colonial architecture and has been expanded over the years, notably in 1729 and around 1800. The accompanying cemetery includes graves of the Riker and Lent families, as well as notable figures like Irish revolutionary William James MacNeven. The site has been carefully restored and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, making it a significant destination for tourists and researchers interested in early American history and architecture.