Newtown - Dry Harbor Road - Middle Village Dry Harbor Road - The west side of Dry Harbor Rd. (Now 80th St.), opposite the north gate of St. Johns Cemetery, between Juniper Valley Road and Metropolitan Ave. Buildings are on the site of the present 66-26 to 66-40 80 St. and all were torn down. The site is now occupied by St. Margaret's R.C. School and Church.

Newtown - Dry Harbor Road - Middle Village Dry Harbor Road - Looking north along 80th St. (Dry Harbor Road) from New Juniper Valley Road. The land and building sites to the right or east of the road are now within the expanded St. Johns Cemetery. Rieger owned the small house on the right near Furmanville Ave. The Old Methodist Episcopal Cemetery was on the left side of the road opposite and a little north of Rieger's house. Photo taken April 1923.

Newtown - Methodist Episcopal Meeting House and Burial Grounds - Middle Village Methodist Episcopal Meeting House and Burial Grounds - the old Methodist Episcopal Cemetery in a desecrated state. West side of Dry Harbor Rd. (80th St.) south of Furmanville Ave. at 65-16 and 65-18 Dry Harbor Rd. About half a dozen stones remained, some broken. The White stone in view was inscribed "Susannah Calyer Died 1839, Aged 3 Years". Here stood the former M.E. Meeting House, replaced by the Middle Village Methodist Episcopal Church on Metropolitan Ave. Houses in Photo are on 79th Place. Photo taken April 1923.

Newtown - Columbia Park Hotel - Middle Village Columbia Park Hotel - Peter Becker's Columbia Park Hotel at the NW corner of Metropolitan Ave. and 80th St. (Formerly Dry Harbor Road), viewed from the south side of Metropolitan Ave. The Cosius Family acquired the lots on the NW corner of this intersection and built a saloon and dance hall on the site which became known as Columbia Park, they operated the facility until about 1890. It became a hotel when the Raines Law went it effect. In May, 1900 Peter Becker became the proprietor. \[Copy of print stamped "Historical Survey of Long Island - Collection of Vincent F. Seyfried."]

\[Metropolitan Avenue and Dry Harbor Road, Queens, NY] Intersection of Metropolitan Avenue and Dry Harbor Road, Queens, NY. Trolley tracks are on Metropolitan Line (# 53). Camera faces east towards Saint John's Cemetery. Bermel's Monuments and Headstones is on the left.

\[Metropolitan Avenue and 80th Street, Queens, NY] Metropolitan Avenue and 80th Street, Queens, NY, looking east. View of street showing trolley tracks, pedestrians, automobiles, sidewalks, and street signs. There are trees and power lines lining the street.

Newtown - St. John's Hotel - Middle Village St. John's Hotel - Anton Braun's St. Johns Hotel, SW corner Metropolitan Ave. and Dry Harbor Rd. (now 80th St.). This view is looking west along Metropolitan Ave. In the 1870s and possibly earlier the Hirsch Family operated a general store and saloon here. In October 1885 Peter Hirsch put up a new hotel building on the site with a saloon on the ground floor. By 1890 Anton Braun was the proprietor and he called his establishment the St. John's Hotel, named for the cemetery nearby. It was acquired by Bermel & Co. Monument Works in 1923, and it was torn down. To left of the Hotel is McCloskey's Florist Shop.

\[Metropolitan Avenue and Dry Harbor Road, Queens, NY] Intersection of Metropolitan Avenue and Dry Harbor Road, Queens, NY. Trolley tracks are on Metropolitan Line (# 53). Camera is facing south; Saint John's Cemetery is on the left, Bermel's Monuments and Headstones on the right.

Newtown - Judge Jonathan T. Furman House - Middle Village Judge Jonathan T. Furman House - J.T. Furman owned in 1852, 1860, and 1873. This view is of the east and south sides of the house on the west side of Dry Harbor Road north of Furmanville Ave., current 80-16 and 80-20 Cowles Court. Visible far in the background to the right of the house are the Elmhurst Gas Tanks just south of Grand Ave. The Furman House was built circa 1750, and burned down in 1928.

Newtown - Judge Jonathan T. Furman House - Middle Village Judge Jonathan T. Furman House - House is on the left, also several barns and outbuildings. Located on the west side of Dry Harbor Road north of Furmanville Ave. (Old Juniper Swamp Rd.). The house was on the site of current 80-16 and 80-20 Cowles Court. The Furman House was built circa 1750, and burned down in 1928. Third building from the right in background is Becker House at 78th St.

Newtown - Judge Jonathan T. Furman House - Middle Village Judge Jonathan T. Furman House - Owned by Judge J.T. Furman in 1852, 1860, 1873, then C. Monkemeyer in 1891, 1896, and occupied by Possenried in 1922. Located on the west side of Dry Harbor Road between Cowles Court and 64th Rd., north of Middle Village Rd. (now Furmanville Ave.), site of current 80-16 and 80-20 Cowles Court. Built circa 1750, it burned down 1928, it faced a large pond surrounded by black walnut trees, the pond was later filled in.

Newtown - Judge Jonathan T. Furman House - Middle Village Judge Jonathan T. Furman House - Looking west from Furmanville Ave. (formerly Juniper Swamp Rd., aka Middle Village Rd.) and 82nd St. The closer buildings at the left are a milk dairy. In the center background is the Judge Jonathan T. Furman House on the west side of Dry Harbor Road at the current Cowles Court. Possenried occupied this house 1922. It was built circa 1750, and burned down 1928.

Newtown - Judge Jonathan T. Furman House - Middle Village Judge Jonathan T. Furman House - J.T. Furman owned in 1852, 1860, and 1873. Located on the west side of Dry Harbor Road between Cowles Court and 64th Road, on the site of current 80-16 and 80-20 Cowles Court. C. Monkemeyer owned the house in 1891, 1896, and it was occupied by Possenried in 1922. Built around 1750, and burned down in 1928.

Newtown - Judge Jonathan T. Furman House - Middle Village Judge Jonathan T. Furman House - J.T. Furman owned in 1852, 1860, and 1873. Furman also served as Sheriff of Queens County. C. Monkemeyer owned the house in 1891, 1896, and Possenried occupied in 1922. It was located on the west side of Dry Harbor Rd. between Cowles Court and 64th Road, on the site of current 80-16 and 80-20 Cowles Court. The house was built circa 1750, and burned down in 1928. Barns and other outbuildings are visible in this view.

Newtown - Judge Jonathan T. Furman House - Middle Village Judge Jonathan T. Furman House - west side Dry Harbor Road between Cowles Court and 64th Road, on the site of current 80-16 and 80-20 Cowles Court. The house was built circa 1750 and destroyed by fire in 1928. J.T. Furman owned in 1852. 1860, 1873, then C. Monkemeyer 1891, 1896, it was occupied by Possenried in 1922. The Furman (Welsh, Firmyn) family were well established in the "Newtown" area of Queens (Maspeth/Middle Village/Elmhurst) - and the family name is the origin of Furmanville Ave. Judge Jonathan Furman was a sheriff in Queens County and Garrett Furman was a sheriff in Queens in the early 1840s.

Newtown - Metropolitan Avenue - Middle Village Metropolitan Avenue - North side of Metropolitan Ave., looking west toward 78th St. At right is the house of Abraham Folk, Blacksmith. The twin yellow brick houses are at 75-47 & 75-49 Metropolitan Ave. On the left is the Brick Tavern (Samuel Way's Brick Tavern in 1845), which later became John Schneider's Middle Village Hotel in 1868, it was torn down 1940 and the site has been a supermarket since. Hidden to its left is the Middle Village Methodist Church. \[Original QPL print missing, copy of print stamped "Historical Survey of Long Island - Collection of Vincent F. Seyfried."]

Newtown - Metropolitan Avenue - Middle Village Metropolitan Avenue - view of the north side of Metropolitan Ave., looking west near 78th St. At far left is the Brick Tavern (Samuel Way's Brick Tavern in 1845), which later became John Schneider's Middle Village Hotel in 1868. The building was torn down in 1940 and in 1951 the H.C. Bohack Company acquired the site and built a supermarket on it - it now is a C-Town supermarket (75-43 Metropolitan Avenue). Brick bay window houses are 75-47 & 75-49 Metropolitan Ave. The two old buildings at right are the Abraham L. Folk House and Blacksmith Shop. Photo taken October 1923.

Newtown - Middle Village M.E. Church - Middle Village Middle Village M.E. Church - Located on the north side of Metropolitan Ave. near 75th St. the Methodist Episcopal Church of Newtown congregation first organized in 1768. The church here was rebuilt and enlarged in 1902 after a 1901 fire. This in turn burned down in January 1926, and was rebuilt again as The United Community Methodist Church. \[Original QPL print missing, copy of print stamped "Historical Survey of Long Island - Collection of Vincent F. Seyfried."]

Newtown - Middle Village M.E. Church - Middle Village Middle Village M.E. Church - (aka Middle Village Methodist Church, aka The Methodist Episcopal Church of Newton) North side of Metropolitan Ave. near 75th St. First organized in 1768, the congregation moved here from Dry Harbor Road in 1836. The building in this photograph burned down in January 1926. \[Original QPL print missing, copy of print stamped "Historical Survey of Long Island - Collection of Vincent F. Seyfried."]

Newtown - J.B. Rey House - Middle Village J.B. Rey House - White shingled house on the south side of Metropolitan Ave. between 75th St. and 78th St. present site of 75-40 & 75-42 Metropolitan Ave., opposite the Middle Village Methodist Church. Owned by J.B. Rey 1873 and J. Rey in 1896. The Rey Family manufactured noodles and pasta beginning in 1859 in Middle Village. \[Original QPL print missing, copy of print stamped "Historical Survey of Long Island - Collection of Vincent F. Seyfried."]

Newtown - Dry Harbor Road - Middle Village Dry Harbor Road - View of the west side of 80th St. (formerly Dry Harbor Rd., aka Weisse Ave.) looking north from a point near Cooper Ave. It was Glendale, but is now considered Middle Village. To the left is Henry Kiesel House near 68th Ave. (J. Kiesel, 1873, 1891), with greenhouses to the north. The school is P.S. 87, Queens. Photo taken April 1923

Queens 50, P.S. 87 (The Middle Village), 67-54 80th St., Middle Village; Jerry Spearman, Photographer