Newtown - Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - Corona
Collection: Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs
Date: April 1923; 1923-04
Material: Black and white photograph Dimension:
4.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 dpi
Creator: Eugene L. Armbruster
Identifier: aql:25765 ela-004185 ela-004185.tif
Description: Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - View from Colonial Ave. at Mill Creek (aka Horse Brook). The house and mill (not pictured) were built in 1655 by Judge Robert Coe (B. England 1596, came to America 1634), a founder/resident of Hempstead 1644-52, Newtown 1652-56, and a purchaser of land in Jamaica (Queens) 1656, and resident there 1656-78. Coe bought the farm at Hempstead & lived there until his death in 1688 at age 93, his eldest son John became owner of Newtown House in 1656, and it was demolished by September 1930.
Creator :
Eugene L. Armbruster
Date :
April 1923; 1923-04
Summary/Description :
Coe's House (aka Coe's Mill, aka Titus House) - View from Colonial Ave. at Mill Creek (aka Horse Brook). The house and mill (not pictured) were built in 1655 by Judge Robert Coe (B. England 1596, came to America 1634), a founder/resident of Hempstead 1644-52, Newtown 1652-56, and a purchaser of land in Jamaica (Queens) 1656, and resident there 1656-78. Coe bought the farm at Hempstead & lived there until his death in 1688 at age 93, his eldest son John became owner of Newtown House in 1656, and it was demolished by September 1930.
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:25765 ela-004185 ela-004185.tif
Subject:
Dwellings
Dwellings
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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