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Newtown - Moore House - Elmhurst

Collection: Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs
Date: 1924 Material: Black and white photograph Dimension: 4.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 dpi
Creator: Eugene L. Armbruster Identifier: aql:25621 ela-004109 ela-004109.tif

Description: Moore House - NW corner plot at Broadway and Shell Road (later Laurel Hill Blvd., now 45th Ave.). Center section with two dormer windows is the oldest part of the house, dating back to 1666 (1663?). The last expansion of the home was the barn at the far left in 1760. The home was torn down in the 1930's for subway construction. It is the now Moore Homestead Playground in a smaller footprint.

Collection : aql:7837

Creator : Eugene L. Armbruster

Date : 1924

Summary/Description : Moore House - NW corner plot at Broadway and Shell Road (later Laurel Hill Blvd., now 45th Ave.). Center section with two dormer windows is the oldest part of the house, dating back to 1666 (1663?). The last expansion of the home was the barn at the far left in 1760. The home was torn down in the 1930's 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:25621 ela-004109 ela-004109.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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