From the Times Ledger:One of Queens’ most historic structures, the Bowne House in Flushing may have federal protection soon if Borough President Helen Marshall gets her way.
Marshall has asked that the 1661 house, believed to be the best-preserved example of Anglo-Dutch vernacular architecture in the United States, be designated a National Historic Landmark.
The house at 37-01 Bowne St. is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been designated a New York City landmark, but the national recognition would make the building eligible for grant money, free inspections and other protections that only federal landmark status can bestow.
“The house embodies how a 17th century early settler in the colony of New Amsterdam lived and serves today as a window into the past for young and old to appreciate and enjoy,” Marshall wrote in a letter to Director Paul Loether of the National Historic Landmark Program at the National Register of Historic Places. “Today, more than ever, we need to keep in mind what has happened in the past, so that we build a better future.”
5 comments:
Even her legs are white now. Who is paying for the creme?
Wow, this may be the first she's done that I approve of!
What took her so long? Did she just wake up from her coma?
Why, it was built by those awful white people. It should be leveled and an Mosque should be built in it's place.
Yours truly,
B. Hussein Obama
This was shot down by the feds 25 years ago.
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