Mansion of John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, New York about 1900

Mansion of John Lewis Childs (1856 1921), "Proprietor of the Great Floral Establishment at Floral Park, Long Island, New York."

Photo by Tom Griffin about 1900. www.flickr.com/groups/floral_park/

Grandfather Tom Griffin (1867-1955) left a box of glass negatives labeled "Floral Park, Long Island." These would be from a photographic assignment about 1900.

"The history of Floral Park begins in 1874, when 17 year old John Lewis Childs came to the area known as East Hinsdale. The community, then a part of Queens County, consisted of a small group of houses, one store, the Hinsdale Post Office and a rail-road station. In 1899 New York State's County of Nassau was formed and Floral Park became a part of it ...."

Taken in: United States / New York / New York / Floral Park (show map)

Taken on: January 1, 2023

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