Newtown - Moore House - Elmhurst

Collection: Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs

Date: May 1923; 1923-05 Material: Black and white photograph Dimension: 4.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 dpi

Creator: Eugene L. Armbruster Identifier: aql:25617 ela-004104 ela-004104.tif

Description: Moore House - Now the Moore Homestead Playground in a smaller footprint. It was located on the west side of Broadway, opposite Vietor Ave. between 80th St. and Laurel Hill Blvd. (Now 45th Avenue). As late as the 1920's, it was on 5 1/2 acre plot, the house was removed for subway construction in 1930. Capt. Samuel Moore built the center section of the homestead in 1666, Benjamin Moore enlarged it in 1710, and the remainder was built in 1760 by Lt. Samuel Moore. O.H. Perry (descendent of the Moore's) owned in 1891, the Perry family still lived there in the 1920's. This view is from 45 Ave. looking north. Photo taken May 1923.

Title : Newtown - Moore House - Elmhurst

Collection : aql:7837

Creator : Eugene L. Armbruster

Date : May 1923; 1923-05

Summary/Description : Moore House - Now the Moore Homestead Playground in a smaller footprint. It was located on the west side of Broadway, opposite Vietor Ave. between 80th St. and Laurel Hill Blvd. (Now 45th Avenue). As late as the 1920's, it was on 5 1/2 acre plot, the house was removed for subway construction in 1930. Capt. Samuel Moore built the center section of the homestead in 1666, Benjamin Moore enlarged it in 1710, and the remainder was built in 1760 by Lt. Samuel Moore. O.H. Perry (descendent of the Moore's) owned in 1891, the Perry family still lived there in the 1920's. This view is from 45 Ave. looking north. Photo taken May 1923.

Subject : Dwellings; Farm buildings

Relation : Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs

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:25617 ela-004104 ela-004104.tif