Name/Title
The Latimer House: A Legacy PreservedDescription
This newspaper article celebrates the successful efforts to save the Latimer House from demolition, ensuring its legacy as a site for learning and homage to Lewis H. Latimer's groundbreaking contributions to science and society. The house was moved from its original location at 64 Holly Street in Flushing, Queens, to its current location in Flushing in 1988.Context
Latimer's granddaughter, Winifred Norman, a key activist in the campaign to save this house from demolition, kept this newspaper report of the house being moved on December 13, 1988Collection
Latimer Family Papers (1870-1996 ) [QPL Full Collection]Location
Museum
Lewis Latimer HouseCity
Flushing, QueensState
New York, USAContinent
North AmericaCountry
United States