Dates: 1661
Landmark Designation: February 15, 1966
Architectural Style: XXX
Architect: John Bowne (original structure); additions, unknown

3D Designer: Harry Widoff
Software: 3D Studio Max (Kinetix) and V-Realm Builder (Ligos)
Platform: Macintosh
Model: VRML 2.0

The Bowne House is the oldest surviving building in Queens, built in 1661 pre-dating the year New York was founded by the English in 1664. Little has changed since its construction by John Bowne, a Quaker who defied Governor Stuyvesant's ban on Quaker worship. Refusing to sacrifice religious freedom, John Bowne invited fellow Quakers to meet in his house. He was arrested and tried but later acquitted. In 1946, the Bowne House became a museum and is currently operated by the Bowne House Historical Society as a tribute to religious freedom.