Unusually in an area where brick was the favored material , he chose stone .
It was built by Konradt Lasher , a Palatine German immigrant to the area who first farmed as a tenant of Robert Livingston .
Unusually in an area where brick was the favored material , Konradt Lasher chose stone .
It was built by Konradt Lasher , a Palatine German immigrant to the area who first farmed as a tenant of Robert Livingston .