Richard Betts House

Collection: Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs

Date: 1880 Material: Graphite and Gouache Painting Dimension: 5.2 x 4.5 inches; 400 dpi

Creator: Eugene L. Armbruster Identifier: aql:29854 ela-004862 ela-004862.tif

Description: Richard Betts House - Original artwork in graphite and gouache. The house was built ca. 1656 by Captain Richard Betts; it stood near NE corner of Betts Avenue (58th Street) and Old Newtown Road (aka Penny Bridge Road, aka Old Road to Maspeth, aka Borden Avenue). It was later owned by J. M. Hanson 1852; Mrs. J. Hansen 1873, the house was demolished in 1899; the site is now in Mount Zion Jewish Cemetery. See Armbruster's Long Island Landmarks, No. 106, P.31, Call No. R974.721 A72 LOA.

Title : Richard Betts House

Collection : aql:7837

Creator : Eugene L. Armbruster

Date : 1880

Summary/Description : Richard Betts House - Original artwork in graphite and gouache. The house was built ca. 1656 by Captain Richard Betts; it stood near NE corner of Betts Avenue (58th Street) and Old Newtown Road (aka Penny Bridge Road, aka Old Road to Maspeth, aka Borden Avenue). It was later owned by J. M. Hanson 1852; Mrs. J. Hansen 1873, the house was demolished in 1899; the site is now in Mount Zion Jewish Cemetery. See Armbruster's Long Island Landmarks, No. 106, P.31, Call No. R974.721 A72 LOA.

Subject : Dwellings

Relation : Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs

Rights : Public domain

Coverage : Maspeth, Queens, NY

Type : Graphite and Gouache Painting

Format : Graphite and Gouache Painting; 5.2 x 4.5 inches; 400 dpi

Identifier : aql:29854 ela-004862 ela-004862.tif