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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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. 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.