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Queens Head Tavern

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:29583 ela-004729 ela-004729.tif

Description: Queens Head Tavern - Long distance view of the former Queens Heads Tavern from the LIRR Tracks; the tavern was located at the intersection of Maspeth Ave., Maurice Ave., and Rust Street. The building was built by the Town of Newtown and leased out to tavern keepers, for a time this was also a stage house and a dwelling. It was used as headquarters for British Troops during the Revolutionary War. The building was torn down in 1938.

Collection : aql:7837

Creator : Eugene L. Armbruster

Date : 1922

Summary/Description : Queens Head Tavern - Long distance view of the former Queens Heads Tavern from the LIRR Tracks; the tavern was located at the intersection of Maspeth Ave., Maurice Ave., and Rust Street. The building was built by the Town of Newtown and leased out to tavern keepers, for a time this was also a stage house and a dwelling. It was used as headquarters for British Troops during the Revolutionary War. The building was torn down in 1938.

Subject : Dwellings; Taverns (Inns); Railroad tracks

Rights : Public domain

Coverage : Maspeth Avenue and Rust Street, Maspeth, Queens, NY

Type : Black and white photograph

Format : Black and white photograph; 4.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 dpi

Identifier : aql:29583 ela-004729 ela-004729.tif

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Subject:
Dwellings; Taverns (Inns); Railroad tracks
Rights Notice
Public domain


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