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Moore Homestead Playground
Moore Homestead Playground

Newtown - Moore House - Elmhurst

Moore House - NW corner plot at Broadway and Shell Road (later Laurel Hill Blvd., now 45th Ave.). Center section with two dormer windows is the oldest part of the house, dating back to 1666 (1663?). The last expansion of the home was the barn at the far left in 1760. The home was torn down in the 1930s for subway construction. It is the now Moore Homestead Playground in a smaller footprint.

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