Bowne House 37-01 Bowne Street Flushing, NY 11354 (718) 359 0528 359 0873 Education Built by John Bowne in 1661, Bowne House is considered to be one of the finest examples of vernacular Dutch-English architecture in the country. Throughout the following century a few changes and additions were made, but since 1830 only plumbing and electrification have changed the structure. The house stands ...