General Notes

The Home of John and Mary Bowne iin Flushing, NY is on the Flushing
Freedom Trail and is listed as a National Shrine to Religious Freedom. 
The Bowne House is located at 37-01 Bowne Street in Flushing, NY.  The
Bowne House is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places
and is a New York City Landmark open to the public.   According to
FLUSHING FREEDOM TRAIL (http//www.queens.nyc.ny.us/places/fftrail.html):
"Your walking tour beings at one of New York State's oldest structures,
which is an excellent example of vernacular Dutch-English
architecture-the John Bowne House.  Built in 1661 by Flushing merchant
and landowner John Bowne, this beautiful home soon became a symbol for
religious freedom.  The kitchen was used by the Religious Society of
Friends for worship and it was John Bowne's supporters who wrote the
Flushing Remonstrance, a document demanding the right to practice
religion of choice.  This document served as inspiration for the adoption
of the First Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.  Enjoy the fine
collection of 17th, 18th, and 19th centurn furniture, paintings and
decorative arts.  See if you can find the "tracks" of one of the Holmes
Company's first alarm systems.  Learn how the house was used as part of
the Underground Railroad during the Civil War.  Ask how many rooms are in
the house and be surprised by the answer."