But the trees were in the way of the improvement, so old Brevoort stood in the doorway, blunderbuss in hand, and defied the invaders to such purpose that to this day Eleventh Street has never been cut through.
Instead, Grace Church, its garden and rectory cover the site of the old homestead.

Later the vestry of Grace Church was to play old Brevoort's game.

"Boss" Tweed determined to cut through or make the church pay handsomely for immunity.

The vestry defied him.

Tweed never acted.
There was another Henry Brevoort in the family.