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Jamaica Avenue & 220th Street, Queens

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  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 220th Street, 1922–1925

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 220th Street

    1922; 1925

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Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 220th Street, 1922–1925

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Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 220th Street

1922; 1925

Jamaica Avenue, north side, between 220th and 221st Sts., showing a view of the B.W. Doughty house of 1860. N.W. Doughty was the owner from 1873 to 1891. Nicholas Hallock married Peggy And and Mary E. Doughty in 1851 and 1856 respectively. He managed up to the death of his father-in-law this farm which he operated alone until it was sold in 1893. The house was demolished in April 1925. 1922 Eugene L. Armbruster Collection Site user submitted comment: The house shown in the photo is currently occupied by Flushing Chinese United Methodist Church as pastor's home. Its current address is 220-20 94th Dr Queens Village, NY 11428

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