Newtown - Remsen House - Rego Park

Collection: Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs

Date: 1924 Material: Black and white photograph Dimension: 7 x 5 inches; 400 dpi

Creator: Eugene L. Armbruster Identifier: aql:25969 ela-004438 ela-004438.tif

Description: Remsen House - This view looks north toward the front of the Abraham Remsen House (built 1700). The house was on the east side of Trotting Course Lane about 400 feet north of Metropolitan Ave. and opposite Cooper Ave. The houses at left are on the east of the current Woodhaven Blvd. at Polo Place. After the Remsen family in the 19th Century the house was owned and occupied by the Weeden and later Kinsey Families. John Wolfert occupied in 1923, when the house was owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Remsen House was torn down by August 1925.

Title : Newtown - Remsen House - Rego Park

Collection : aql:7837

Creator : Eugene L. Armbruster

Date : 1924

Summary/Description : Remsen House - This view looks north toward the front of the Abraham Remsen House (built 1700). The house was on the east side of Trotting Course Lane about 400 feet north of Metropolitan Ave. and opposite Cooper Ave. The houses at left are on the east of the current Woodhaven Blvd. at Polo Place. After the Remsen family in the 19th Century the house was owned and occupied by the Weeden and later Kinsey Families. John Wolfert occupied in 1923, when the house was owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Remsen House was torn down by August 1925.

Subject : Dwellings

Relation : Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs

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

Coverage : Rego Park, Queens, NY Rego Park (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) Newtown (Queens County, N.Y.)

Type : Black and white photograph

Format : Black and white photograph; 7 x 5 inches; 400 dpi

Identifier : aql:25969 ela-004438 ela-004438.tif