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THE KING MANOR MUSEUM
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Historical Overview
The King Manor used to be the home to the Rufus King, a Massachusetts delegate of the Constitutional Convention.[2] King purchased the Manor in 1805. The manor was constructed in eh middle of the 19th century. When King got a hold of it, he changed the farmhouse,[2] by planting new types of plants and trees, that are still alive today, and he added a section on the eastern side of King Manor. The King Manor did not only change when Rufus King had ownership, but it also changed when his son, John Alsop King, took a hold of it, after his death. After the son’s death, Cornelia King took ownership until her death, when later the village of Jamaica bought the manor in 1896.[2] Two years later, the King Manor came to be under the power of the Parks Department. The King Manor now operates as a museum and park, and thus it is known now as the King Manor Museum and Park.
Photo Gallery[3]
References
- ↑ <"King Manor Museum." <http://www.kingmanor.org/Home.asp>
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "King Manor Museum and Park." New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.<http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=230>
- ↑ "King Manor Museum." The Historic House Trust. <http://www.historichousetrust.org/item.php?i_id=17#>