Newtown - Remsen House - Rego Park

Remsen House - Abraham Remsen House on east side Trotting Course Lane opposite Cooper Ave., about 400 feet north of Metropolitan Ave. Abraham Remsen settled here and built the white shingled house circa 1700 (D. 1752). His son Jeromus (Sr.) bought his father's farm in 1735, and died here 1781. His son Jeromus (Jr.), was born here in 1735, and died in the house in 1790. The Weeden and Kinsey Families' were owners later. It was occupied by John Wolfert in 1923, while it was owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The house was torn down in 1925.