Built around 1661, it was the location of a Quaker meeting in 1662 that resulted in the arrest of its owner, John Bowne, by Peter Stuyvesant, Dutch Director-General of New Netherland. Bowne successfully appealed his arrest to the Dutch West India Company and established a precedent for religious tolerance and freedom in the colony. His appeal helped to serve as the basis for the later guarantees of freedom of religion, speech and right of assembly in the Constitution.
Many of John Bowne's descendants engaged in abolitionist anti-slavery activism. For example, John's great-grandson Robert Bowne was an early founder with Alexander Hamilton and others of the Manumission Society of New York in 1784. Some of its residents such as Mary Bowne Parsons’ son William B. Parsons have also been documented as acting as conductors assisting fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad prior to the American Civil War.
The home is a wood-frame Anglo-Dutch Colonial saltbox, notable for its steeply pitched roof with three dormers. The house was altered several times over the centuries, and several generations of the Bowne family lived in the house until 1945, when the family deeded the property to the Bowne Historical Society.[3][4][5][6] The Bowne House became a museum in 1947. The exterior has since been renovated. Archaeological investigations have been conducted by Dr. James A. Moore of Queens College, City University of New York.[7]
^Moore, James A. (2004). Putting People in the House: Bowne House Archaeology, 1997–2000. New Perspectives on the Bowne House: Archaeology and Architecture. Queensborough Public Library, Flushing Branch.
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Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-523, "Bowne House, 37-01 Bowne Street, Flushing, Queens County, NY", 33 photos, 18 measured drawings, supplemental material
February 15, 2024
john, bowne, house, house, flushing, queens, york, city, that, known, role, establishing, religious, tolerance, united, states, national, register, historic, placesnew, york, city, landmark, 2018coordinates40, 762894, 824948, 762894, 824948area9, acres, builtc. The John Bowne House is a house in Flushing Queens New York City that is known for its role in establishing religious tolerance in the United States John Bowne HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesNew York City LandmarkJohn Bowne House in 2018Coordinates40 45 46 N 73 49 30 W 40 762894 N 73 824948 W 40 762894 73 824948Area9 acres 3 6 ha Builtca 1661Architectural styleAnglo Dutch ColonialNRHP reference No 77000974 1 Significant datesAdded to NRHPSeptember 13 1977Designated NYCLFebruary 15 1966 2 Built around 1661 it was the location of a Quaker meeting in 1662 that resulted in the arrest of its owner John Bowne by Peter Stuyvesant Dutch Director General of New Netherland Bowne successfully appealed his arrest to the Dutch West India Company and established a precedent for religious tolerance and freedom in the colony His appeal helped to serve as the basis for the later guarantees of freedom of religion speech and right of assembly in the Constitution Many of John Bowne s descendants engaged in abolitionist anti slavery activism For example John s great grandson Robert Bowne was an early founder with Alexander Hamilton and others of the Manumission Society of New York in 1784 Some of its residents such as Mary Bowne Parsons son William B Parsons have also been documented as acting as conductors assisting fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad prior to the American Civil War The home is a wood frame Anglo Dutch Colonial saltbox notable for its steeply pitched roof with three dormers The house was altered several times over the centuries and several generations of the Bowne family lived in the house until 1945 when the family deeded the property to the Bowne Historical Society 3 4 5 6 The Bowne House became a museum in 1947 The exterior has since been renovated Archaeological investigations have been conducted by Dr James A Moore of Queens College City University of New York 7 The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 1 and is also a New York City designated landmark 2 See also editList of the oldest buildings in New York Flushing Remonstrance List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens National Register of Historic Places listings in QueensReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 a b John Bowne House PDF New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission February 15 1966 Retrieved January 20 2020 Glenn Thomas Allen 1898 1900 Some Colonial Mansions and Those Who Lived in Them Philadelphia Pa H T Coates Haynes Trebor c 1952 Bowne House A Shrine to Religious Freedom New York Flushing Savings Bank Jackson Kenneth T ed 1995 The Encyclopedia of New York City New Haven Yale University Press p 133 ISBN 0300055366 Elizabeth K Ralph March 1974 National Register of Historic Places Registration John Bowne House New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation Archived from the original on October 18 2012 Retrieved January 12 2011 See also Accompanying six photos Archived from the original on October 18 2012 Moore James A 2004 Putting People in the House Bowne House Archaeology 1997 2000 New Perspectives on the Bowne House Archaeology and Architecture Queensborough Public Library Flushing Branch External links edit nbsp Media related to John Bowne House at Wikimedia Commons Official website Historic American Buildings Survey HABS No NY 523 Bowne House 37 01 Bowne Street Flushing Queens County NY 33 photos 18 measured drawings supplemental material Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Bowne House amp oldid 1149987702, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
