An Astoria Mansion Mystery Solved
Back in May, I posted elsewhere about a “mystery mansion” in Astoria - not in Old Astoria where the more well known mansions are:
Apparently, there’s an old mansion on 47th Street just south of the BQE. It was built in 1830, but suffered some damage in the 90s due to vandalism. It sits on landmarked land, so there’s less of a chance it’ll be razed.
I checked back at that post and discovered there were 11 comments! Here are the best two comments, from user “matt a”:
Actually, that house is my great aunts. My great great great grandfather, (My grandmother’s father) Built that house and sculpted all the sculptures. My aunt which just recently moved out of that house used to live their but she couldn’t maintain it it was falling apart on her. That house resembles all the hardships my family has gone through to live in america.
Also, the property wasn’t sold in 1996 it was sold last june so i don’t know where your getting your information from but it’s very wrong. Please contact me and tell me where your sources are coming from because i’d like to speak with them aswell.
I believe he emailed the Queens Gazette reporters to set her straight.
Related:
Mystery Mansion [Joey in Astoria]
Help Solve the Mansion Mystery [Queens Gazette]
Secret Passages in Astoria Rental Home [previously on OuterB]
Photo credit: shoehorn99
August 31st, 2007 at 10:09 am
also, apparently it’s not landmarked. the reporter had it all wrong.
August 31st, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Man, that reporter was really out to lunch. Sheesh.
September 1st, 2007 at 3:49 am
So was MegC.
September 1st, 2007 at 6:57 am
Perhaps, though I was simply summarizing what was in the article provided by the reporter at the Queens Gazette. That being said, I can understand how you may have come to your conclusion in this case, Dan. As you can see when you click on the Joey in Astoria link, you find this comment:
“Matt - if you’re sure that you’re talking about the same property that’s in the article, you should tell that reporter that she’s got her facts wrong.”
He then said he’d contact the reporter. I hope he did. Glad he contacted us so that we could be corrected as well.
Regardless, I think the whole story is fascinating. I do enjoy hearing the stories behind these old homes and glad people are sharing them.