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Newtown - Moore House - Elmhurst

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:25608 ela-004110 ela-004110.tif

Description: Moore House - View from Broadway & Vietor Ave., with the gable end to Broadway. Into the 1920's the house was on a 5 1/2 acre plot bounded by Broadway, Shell Road (later Laurel Hill Blvd., now 45th Ave.), and 80th St. Capt. Samuel Moore, Son of the Rev. John Moore, built the center section of the house in 1666. The house was torn down in the 1930's during subway construction. It is the now Moore Homestead Playground in a smaller footprint.

Collection : aql:7837

Creator : Eugene L. Armbruster

Date : 1922

Summary/Description : Moore House - View from Broadway & Vietor Ave., with the gable end to Broadway. Into the 1920's the house was on a 5 1/2 acre plot bounded by Broadway, Shell Road (later Laurel Hill Blvd., now 45th Ave.), and 80th St. Capt. Samuel Moore, Son of the Rev. John Moore, built the center section of the house in 1666. The house was torn down in the 1930's during subway construction. It is the now Moore Homestead Playground in a smaller footprint.

Subject : Dwellings; Farm buildings

Rights : Public domain; Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Elmhurst, Queens, NY Elmhurst (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:25608 ela-004110 ela-004110.tif

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Subject:
Dwellings; Farm buildings
Rights Notice
Public domain; Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.


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