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Newtown - Claremont Terrace - 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:25641 ela-004101 ela-004101.tif

Description: Claremont Terrace - Samuel Lord House on the south side of the present Macnish St. between Elmhurst Ave. and Whitney Ave. A carriage drive led from Broadway. The house was set back from Broadway on a tract bounded by Elmhurst Ave., 43 Ave., Broadway , and Judge St. Samuel Lord was born in England in 1803, came to the U.S. 1824, and opened NYC Store around 1825, became partners with George W. Taylor in 1827 (Lord & Taylor). He moved to Newtown in 1840, retired in the 1860s, and returned to England and died May 1889.

Collection : aql:7837

Creator : Eugene L. Armbruster

Date : 1924

Summary/Description : Claremont Terrace - Samuel Lord House on the south side of the present Macnish St. between Elmhurst Ave. and Whitney Ave. A carriage drive led from Broadway. The house was set back from Broadway on a tract bounded by Elmhurst Ave., 43 Ave., Broadway , and Judge St. Samuel Lord was born in England in 1803, came to the U.S. 1824, and opened NYC Store around 1825, became partners with George W. Taylor in 1827 (Lord & Taylor). He moved to Newtown in 1840, retired in the 1860s, and returned to England and died May 1889.

Subject : Dwellings

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:25641 ela-004101 ela-004101.tif

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


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