A c.1785 'Long Island half-house' that now holds the Queens Historical Society's exhibitions on the borough. It stands in Weeping Beech Park, where nurseryman Samuel Bowne Parsons planted America's first weeping beech in 1847; seven of its descendants still shade the house.
- Address
- 143-35 37th Ave, Flushing, NY 11354
- Hours
- Tue 14:30-16:30; Sat 14:30-16:30; closed other days and all federal holidays
- Best time to go
- Afternoon · About 45 min
- Price
- Adults $5; seniors, students, veterans $3; under 12 free (Historic House Trust, 2026)
- Price level
- $
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Book your visit on the Queens Historical Society website.
- Bowne House and the Lewis Latimer House are a few blocks away: do all three on a Saturday afternoon.