The Queens County Farm Museum is located at 47 acres (190,000 m 2 ) from the New York City neighborhood of Floral Park and Glen Oaks in Queens. This historic farm occupies the largest remaining agricultural land in the city (operating since 1697), and is still a work field today. The site revisits farm buildings from three different centuries, greenhouses, crop fields, farms, and various examples of antique farm equipment. Queens Farm practices sustainable agriculture and has a four-season growth program.
Museums include the Adriance Farm House which is the New York City Landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places. Free guided tours at the farmhouse are offered to the public Saturday and Sunday throughout the year. Hayrid is offered on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) from April to October. Local seasonal farms featuring Queens Farm, herb and flower vegetables take place every Wednesday to Sunday (11 am - 3 pm, Wednesday-Friday, 11 pm - 5 pm, Saturday & Sunday) from May to October.
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Cornell Farmhouse
The Cornell Farmhouse was built in 1750 with Dutch and British architectural features. The farmhouse is also known as the Creedmoor Farmhouse Complex or the Adriance Farm House. It is part of the museum and is owned and operated by the New York City Garden Department.
It was listed as a New York City Landmark in 1976, and on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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History
The farm was privately owned by the Dutch family, The Adriances, from 1697 to 1808. Their three-room farmhouse, built in 1772, was restored and still standing. After 1808, a series of families owned farmland as it continued to evolve from colonial gardens into modern "truck farming" or market gardening businesses. Under his last private farmer, Daniel Stattel, in 1900, "Queens County's second largest agricultural land and the highest in dollar terms... was valued at 32,000 dollars." In 1926, Stattels sold the farm to real estate investor Pauline Reisman, who, in turn, later sold it to Creedmoor State Hospital, which used it for occupational therapy, to store the kitchen, and to plant ornamental plants for the rest. campus hospital. In 1975, state law written by Frank Padavan transferred farmland ownership from the hospital to the New York City Department of Parks, for the purpose of starting a museum.
See also
- List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City
- Open Museum
- New Town List in New York City in Queens
- List of Historic Historic Places of Interest in Queens County, New York
References
External links
- Official website
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- Aiming towards Energy Independence, by Matthew Hennessy
- Urbane Farmer, by Matthew Hennessy
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