COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Bowne House
LP Number:
LP-00143
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
2/15/1966
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Location:
Jul-68
Address:
37-01 Bowne Street
BIN:
4113403
BBL:
4050130006
Borough:
Queens
Block:
5013
Lot:
6
Architect or Builder:
John Bowne (builder)
Date of Construction:
1661
Alteration Architect 1:
Not determined
Date of Alteration 1:
1680
Alteration Architect 2:
Not determined; not determined
Date of Alteration 2:
1696; c. 1830
Owner or Developer:
John Bowne
Style Primary:
English Colonial
Material Primary:
Wood Frame
Material Secondary:
Clapboard
Use Original:
Residential, single family
Use Other:
Institutional, museum
Building Type:
Freestanding House
Building Type Other:
Museum
Notes:
The kitchen wing of the Bowne House is the oldest surviving structure in Queens and one of the oldest in New York City.
File Name:
LP0143_1968-07_027.jpg
Bowne House
