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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:25611 ela-004107 ela-004107.tif

Description: Moore House - Looking from Broadway to the front and east end. In the 1920's the house was still on a 5 1/2 acre tract bounded by Broadway, 45th Ave., and 80th Street. The center part of the house dated back to 1666, and was built by Capt. Samuel Moore; the newest part was built in 1760 by Lt. Samuel Moore. The Perry family descendants of the Moore family occupied the house in the 1920's. It was torn down about 1930 for 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 - Looking from Broadway to the front and east end. In the 1920's the house was still on a 5 1/2 acre tract bounded by Broadway, 45th Ave., and 80th Street. The center part of the house dated back to 1666, and was built by Capt. Samuel Moore; the newest part was built in 1760 by Lt. Samuel Moore. The Perry family descendants of the Moore family occupied the house in the 1920's. It was torn down about 1930 for 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:25611 ela-004107 ela-004107.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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