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