Lewis H. Latimer House
The Lewis H. Latimer House, also called the Latimer House or the Lewis Latimer House, was constructed in the Queen Anne style of architecture between 1887 and 1889 by the Sexton family.[1] It served as the home of the African-American inventor Lewis Howard Latimer from 1903 to 1928, and is now operated as a museum dedicated to the inventor's work. The house remained property of the Latimer family until 1963. Currently, the Lewis H. Latimer House is owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, operated by the Lewis H. Latimer Fund, Inc., and is a member of the Historic House Trust. It is located at 34-41 137th Street in Flushing, New York.
Originally located on Holly Avenue, the Latimer House was moved to its current home in Leavitt Field in 1988 when threatened by demolition.[2] It was designated as a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission[3] in 1995[4] following a hearing.[5]
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- ^ "Lewis H. Latimer House". The Historic House Trust of New York City. http://www.historichousetrust.org/item.php?i_id=39. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
- ^ "Lewis H. Latimer House". The Historic House Trust of New York City. http://www.historichousetrust.org/item.php?i_id=39. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ "Landmarks Preservation Commission". The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/Voelker_Orth.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ "Lewis H. Latimer House". Neighborhood Preservation Center. http://www.npclibrary.org/designation_reports/index.php?action=detail&resource_id=1038&request=a%3A2%3A%7Bs%3A6%3A%22action%22%3Bs%3A4%3A%22list%22%3Bs%3A8%3A%22subjects%22%3Ba%3A1%3A%7Bi%3A0%3Bs%3A3%3A%22168%22%3B%7D%7D&start=0. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ Norimitsu Onishi (1995-02-12). "Neighborhood Report: Queens up Close; Honoring the Past in the Borough of Homes". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE3D71338F931A25751C0A963958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
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