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In 1664, the English took control of New Amsterdam, ending Dutch control of the New Netherland colony, and renamed it the Province of New York.When Queens County was established in 1683, the "Town of Flushing" was one of the original five towns which comprised the county. [10]
Flushing Town Hall is a performing arts center and historic town hall at 137-35 Northern Boulevard in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens in New York City.It served as the seat of government of the village of Flushing until the village became part of City of Greater New York in 1898.
List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Queens, New York. ... Flushing: 2: 1964-1965 New York World's Fair Carousel: ... 29 Center Dr. Douglaston ...
The Lewis H. Latimer House, also called the Latimer House or the Lewis Latimer House, is a historic house located at 34–41 137th Street in Flushing, Queens, New York City. It was constructed in the Queen Anne style of architecture between 1887 and 1889 by the Sexton family. [ 1 ]
Once known as "Pauper Burial Ground", "Colored Cemetery of Flushing" and "Martins Field", it was purchased by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation on December 2, 1914, and renamed in 2009 to "The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground". [2] [3] It is co-located with a children's playground called "Martin’s Field". [2]
The New York State Pavilion is a pavilion at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, New York.Constructed for the 1964 New York World's Fair, it was designed by the architects Philip Johnson and Richard Foster, with Lev Zetlin as the structural engineer.
Kingsland Homestead is an 18th-century house located in Flushing, Queens, New York City. It is the home of the remains of The Weeping Beech, a landmark weeping beech tree, believed to have been planted in 1847. The homestead is also close to the 17th-century Bowne House, the location of the first Quaker meeting place in New Amsterdam.
The Flushing Friends Quaker Meeting House, also the Old Quaker Meeting House, is a historic Quaker house of worship located at 137-16 Northern Boulevard, in Flushing, Queens, New York. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1967 and a New York City designated landmark in 1970.