Old Newtown Presbyterian Church

Collection: This image is from The Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs and is depicted in a print and digital image.; Image is part of the Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs

Date: 1922 Material: gelatin silver print Dimension: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (print); 400 ppi (digital image)

Creator: Eugene L. Armbruster Identifier: aql:7929 ela-004049 ela-004049.tif

Description: The old Newtown Presbyterian Church. The church burned on October 14, 1928, and was gone by May 1929. Image is faded.; hand written on back of print: Old Presbyterian church built 1787-91 The original Presb. Meeting house built 1671 stood on the opposite site of road nearly opposite the present Old church. Was occupied by Episcopal 1903-1708 First edifice on northside (site ofthe present old church) was built 1716 but was not fully completed ntil 1741 the site was donated by Jonathan Fish 1715. The first edifice on this site stood while Revolutionary War used as guardhouse and prison by British + after demolished Newtown 1922

Title : Old Newtown Presbyterian Church

Collection : aql:7837; vital:1

Creator : Eugene L. Armbruster

Date : 1922

Summary/Description : The old Newtown Presbyterian Church. The church burned on October 14, 1928, and was gone by May 1929. Image is faded.; hand written on back of print: Old Presbyterian church built 1787-91 The original Presb. Meeting house built 1671 stood on the opposite site of road nearly opposite the present Old church. Was occupied by Episcopal 1903-1708 First edifice on northside (site ofthe present old church) was built 1716 but was not fully completed ntil 1741 the site was donated by Jonathan Fish 1715. The first edifice on this site stood while Revolutionary War used as guardhouse and prison by British + after demolished Newtown 1922

Subject : Church buildings

Relation : This image is from The Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs and is depicted in a print and digital image.; Image is part of the Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs

Rights : Public domain

Coverage : Queens Boulevard and Broadway, Elmhurst, NY Elmhurst (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : black and white print; digital image

Format : gelatin silver print; 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (print); 400 ppi (digital image)

Identifier : aql:7929 ela-004049 ela-004049.tif