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Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona

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:25679 ela-004175 ela-004175.tif

Description: Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Located on the west side of Colonial Ave. near Van Doren St., opposite Mill Creek (aka Horse Brook). Capt. John Coe (b.1626) was the first owner of the mill, which started around 1652. The Coe family operated almost up to the Revolution, and then the mill was taken over by David Titus until 1810. Daniel Rapelye ran the mill through the early 1850's, then Carll into the 1860's. Each owner was living in the house while running the mill. The mill burned down in 1875, the house (built around 1654-55) was demolished by Sept. 1930. This spot is now covered by the Long Island Expressway.

Collection : aql:7837

Creator : Eugene L. Armbruster

Date : 1922

Summary/Description : Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Located on the west side of Colonial Ave. near Van Doren St., opposite Mill Creek (aka Horse Brook). Capt. John Coe (b.1626) was the first owner of the mill, which started around 1652. The Coe family operated almost up to the Revolution, and then the mill was taken over by David Titus until 1810. Daniel Rapelye ran the mill through the early 1850's, then Carll into the 1860's. Each owner was living in the house while running the mill. The mill burned down in 1875, the house (built around 1654-55) was demolished by Sept. 1930. This spot is now covered by the Long Island Expressway.

Subject : Dwellings

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

Coverage : Corona, Queens, NY Corona (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:25679 ela-004175 ela-004175.tif

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


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