John C. Debevoise House

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:29871 ela-004696 ela-004696.tif

Description: John C. Debevoise House - On the SW corner of Fresh Pond Road and Catalpa Avenue (now 68-52 Fresh Pond Rd.). The house was built in 1848, Mary Jane Way Debevoise (Widow of John C.) sold the house in 1906 and moved to Brooklyn in 1910 where she died. The home was bought by the Knights of Columbus Ridgewood Council in 1915, and it was extensively altered. The Third Districts Magistrates Court opened here March 15,1922. The court addition at left and in the rear of the house are visible in the photo, the holding cells were built in the cellar. The building was demolished in 1974 and a senior center erected on the site.

Title : John C. Debevoise House

Collection : aql:7837

Creator : Eugene L. Armbruster

Date : 1922

Summary/Description : John C. Debevoise House - On the SW corner of Fresh Pond Road and Catalpa Avenue (now 68-52 Fresh Pond Rd.). The house was built in 1848, Mary Jane Way Debevoise (Widow of John C.) sold the house in 1906 and moved to Brooklyn in 1910 where she died. The home was bought by the Knights of Columbus Ridgewood Council in 1915, and it was extensively altered. The Third Districts Magistrates Court opened here March 15,1922. The court addition at left and in the rear of the house are visible in the photo, the holding cells were built in the cellar. The building was demolished in 1974 and a senior center erected on the site.

Subject : Dwellings; Streetscapes (Urban design)

Relation : Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs

Rights : Public domain

Coverage : Ridgewood, Queens, NY

Type : Black and white photograph

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

Identifier : aql:29871 ela-004696 ela-004696.tif