Newtown - Moore House - Elmhurst Moore House - Looking from Broadway to the front and east end. In the 1920s the house was still on a 5 1/2 acre tract bounded by Broadway, 45th Ave., and 80th Street. The center part of the house dated back to 1666, and was built by Capt. Samuel Moore. The newest part was built in 1760 by Lt. Samuel Moore. The Perry family descendants of the Moore family occupied the house in the 1920s. It was torn down about 1930 for subway construction. It is the now Moore Homestead Playground in a smaller footprint.

Newtown - Moore House - Elmhurst Moore House - A corner plot Broadway & Laurel Hill Blvd. (now 45th Ave.). The property comprised of 5 1/2 acres, Capt. Samuel Moore built the center section in 1666, Benjamin Moore enlarged it 1710, and Lt. Samuel Moore built the remainder in 1760. View shows the front of house as seen from 45th Avenue. The Moore family had the place until the 1860s, and then the Perry Family (decedents of the Moore's) had the homestead into the 1920s. It is the now Moore Homestead Playground in a smaller footprint.

Newtown - Moore House - Elmhurst Moore House - View from Broadway & Vietor Ave., with the gable end to Broadway. Into the 1920s the house was on a 5 1/2 acre plot bounded by Broadway, Shell Road (later Laurel Hill Blvd., now 45th Ave.), and 80th St. Capt. Samuel Moore, Son of the Rev. John Moore, built the center section of the house in 1666. The house was torn down in the 1930s during subway construction. It is the now Moore Homestead Playground in a smaller footprint.

Newtown - Moore House - Elmhurst Moore Homestead - Originally owned by the Rev. John Moore (d. 1657), this historic site evolved across generations of the Moore family. His son, Capt. Samuel Moore, built the home's center section in 1666. It was later expanded by Capt. Samuel's son, Benjamin, and further enlarged in 1760 by his grandson, Lt. Samuel Moore (d. 1788). Ownership then passed to Samuel’s brother, John (d. 1827). The Perry family, (relatives of the Moore’s), were the final owners, holding the property from the 1860s through the 1920s. The house was demolished in the 1930s to make way for the subway, its legacy lives on: a portion of the original footprint is now the Moore Homestead Playground.

Newtown - Moore House - Elmhurst Moore House - Rear view, Broadway at 45th Ave. Capt. Samuel Moore (d. 1717) built the center section in 1666, his son Benjamin Moore (d.1750) enlarged it in 1710, John Moore (1730-1827) then owned it. Capt. Daniel Sackett Moore died here 1828, his son John Jacob Moore died here in 1879, and John Moore Perry died here 1914. The Perry's owned the farm into the 1920s; it was torn down in the 1930s for subway construction. It is the now Moore Homestead Playground in a smaller footprint.

Newtown - Moore House - Elmhurst Moore House - View from 45th Ave. looking towards Broadway and Vietor Ave. The house was torn down in 1930 for subway construction. The oldest section of the house dated to 1666, and the newest 1760. Owned by John J. Moore 1852, John Perry 1867, O.H. Perry 1891 (descendent of the Moore's), the Perry family owned the property into the 1920s. It is the now Moore Homestead Playground in a smaller footprint.

Newtown - Moore House - Elmhurst Moore House - Now the Moore Homestead Playground in a smaller footprint. It was located on the west side of Broadway, opposite Vietor Ave. between 80th St. and Laurel Hill Blvd. (Now 45th Avenue). As late as the 1920s, it was on 5 1/2 acre plot, the house was removed for subway construction in 1930. Capt. Samuel Moore built the center section of the homestead in 1666, Benjamin Moore enlarged it in 1710, and the remainder was built in 1760 by Lt. Samuel Moore. O.H. Perry (descendent of the Moore's) owned in 1891, the Perry family still lived there in the 1920s. This view is from 45 Ave. looking north. Photo taken May 1923.

Newtown - Moore House - Elmhurst Moore House - Also known as the Perry House. This view is the front of the house as seen from 45th Ave. just west of Broadway. Built on a 51/2 acre tract bounded by Broadway, Shell Road (later Laurel Hill Blvd., now 45th Ave.), and 80th St. The center section was built in 1666 by Capt. Samuel Moore, and the house was enlarged in 1710 by Benjamin Moore. The remainder was built 1760 by Lt. Samuel Moore. It was owned by the Perry family, descendants of the Moore's into the 1920s. The house was torn down in the 1930s during subway construction. It is the now Moore Homestead Playground in a smaller footprint.

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.

Newtown - Moore House - Elmhurst Moore House - looking south along Broadway from Britton Ave., showing the barns and outbuildings behind the house. The oldest portion of the house was built by Capt. Samuel Moore, Son of Rev. John Moore in 1666 (1663?), with the final additions by Lt. Samuel Moore in 1760. The house was still on 5 1/2 acres in the 1920s, and was owned by the Perry family decedents of the Moore's. The home was demolished in the 1930s for subway construction. It is the now Moore Homestead Playground in a smaller footprint.

Newtown - Moore House - Elmhurst Moore House - Outbuildings of the Capt. Samuel Moore Homestead from the west side of Broadway and SE corner of Britton Ave. Photo taken Sept. 1934, while subway was being built under it, and before the buildings were torn down. It is the now Moore Homestead Playground in a smaller footprint.