Jackie Robinson is one of the most important athletes in American history. He was a civil rights icon who stood up for what was right and played the game the right way. He was a Hall of Fame talent who accomplished so much on the field—and he did so right here in Brooklyn.

In the late 1990s, the Brooklyn College Summer Archaeological Field School began a long-term archaeological project at the Lott House. The excavation provided a closer look into the uninterrupted history of over 250 years of one Dutch family. Over several years, the Field School discovered over 65,000 artifacts and former structures that represent the Lott family, enslaved persons and their descendants, and immigrant workers at the Lott House.

Learn more about the Dutch traditions of Sinterklaas.

Take a closer look on the architecture of one of the historic Lott House.