Bowne House in "Beyond the Village and Back" Story Map

Bowne House is featured in Village Preservation’s new Story Map project, titled "Beyond the Village and Back." This series highlights landmarks and cultural institutions throughout New York City outside of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo, celebrating their special histories and revealing their (sometimes hidden) connections to the neighborhoods of lower Manhattan.

Follow this virtual map throughout 35 sites, including Bowne House! Learn about John Bowne's foundational role in establishing the American system of religious freedom and his connection to one of the East Village's earliest -and most notorious- residents.

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This project is based on a series in Village Preservation’s Off the Grid blog, which featured a post about Bowne House titled “Bowne House in Flushing Queens-Birthplace of Religious Freedom in America” by Joey Rodriguez, published on September 18, 2020. Rodriguez explores the Bowne House’s foundational role in establishing the American system of religious freedom, the Flushing Remonstrance, and the connection of many of John Bowne’s descendants and residents of the Bowne House to abolition and the anti-slavery movements, including their participation in the Underground Railroad.