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Built ca. 1661, the Bowne House is a microcosm of social, cultural, and political history. It is the oldest and most historic building in the Borough of Queens and one of the oldest in New York City.
AMONG THE OLDEST HOMES IN NEW YORK CITY, Bowne House was built ca. 1661 by John Bowne, who emigrated from England to Boston in 1649 and settled in Flushing, Queens, when New York was under Dutch rule.
The Bowne House is the best-preserved example of Anglo-Dutch vernacular residential architecture in the country, and it continues to occupy its original site. The structure that became the Bowne House was built around 1661, and was expanded by John Bowne in 1669 and 1680, as his family grew and prospered.
The Bowne House (ca. 1661) is the oldest house in Queens and is among the oldest in New York City and New York State. It was built by John Bowne, who emigrated from England to Boston in 1649 and settled in Flushing, Queens, when New York was under Dutch rule.
Sep 18, 2020 · One of New York’s most historic but least known landmarks is the Bowne House, built ca. 1661 at 37-01 Bowne Street in Flushing, Queens. The two-and-a-half story wood house is the oldest building in the Borough of Queens and one of the oldest in New York City.
The modesty of this colonial-era, two-story house belies its historical significance. John Bowne, an English émigré who in 1649 moved to Boston then settled in Flushing, Queens, when the Dutch controlled New York, built the house for his family.
From the fight for religious freedom, to the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Treasures of New York: Bowne House traces the history held in a 17th century house that’s now a museum in Flushing, in New York City’s borough of Queens.
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