Newtown - Remsen House - Forest Hills ;
Collection: Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs

Date: 1922
Material: Black and white photograph Dimension:
4.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 dpi
Creator: Eugene L. Armbruster
Identifier: aql:25972 ela-004430 ela-004430.tif
Description: Remsen House - Close-up of the front facade of the Abraham Remsen House, on the east side of Old Trotting Course Lane (Woodhaven Blvd.), about a block north of Metropolitan Ave. and opposite Cooper Ave. The Remsen's settled here circa 1700 (Abraham d. 1752), Jeromus Remsen Sr. (d.1781) occupied the house during the Revolution. The old Family Burial Grounds were just to the south (right). It was later also the Weeden House, and Kenzie (Kinsey) House. The house was torn down in August 1925.
Creator :
Eugene L. Armbruster
Date :
1922
Summary/Description :
Remsen House - Close-up of the front facade of the Abraham Remsen House, on the east side of Old Trotting Course Lane (Woodhaven Blvd.), about a block north of Metropolitan Ave. and opposite Cooper Ave. The Remsen's settled here circa 1700 (Abraham d. 1752), Jeromus Remsen Sr. (d.1781) occupied the house during the Revolution. The old Family Burial Grounds were just to the south (right). It was later also the Weeden House, and Kenzie (Kinsey) House. The house was torn down in August 1925.
Subject :
Dwellings
Rights :
Public domain; Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Forest Hills, Queens, NY Forest Hills (New York, N.Y.); Queens (New York, N.Y.) Newtown (Queens County, N.Y.)
Type :
Black and white photograph
Format :
Black and white photograph; 4.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 dpi
Identifier :
aql:25972 ela-004430 ela-004430.tif
Subject:
Dwellings
Dwellings
Rights Notice
Public domain; Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Public domain; Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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