Flushing's John Bowne House Being Considered as a National Park Site

Representatives Grace Meng and Hakeem Jeffries just introduced bills to study the incorporation of the John Bowne House and Old Quaker Meeting House in Flushing and the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Fort Greene Park into the National Park Service. The New York Daily News reports: “The sites already appear on the National Register of Historic Places for their significance to religious freedom and the American revolution, but experts say most people have no idea the historic gems are so close to home.” If the bills do become law, then the National Park Service will ultimately decide if they are worthy of federal upkeep and inclusion among the 401 other National Park-designated sites.

The John Bowne House, dating back to 1661, is one of the oldest homes in New York City and State, and the best preserved example of Anglo-Dutch vernacular architecture in the country. It became a museum in 1947. You can read the entire history of the John Bowne House in this two-part Q’Stoner series.

National Park Service Wants to Study Possible Sites in Ft. Greene and Flushing [NY Daily News]

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