Rufus King Park

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King Mansion Plaque

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  • Location: Jamaica Avenue and 150th Street
  • Description: Plaque on exterior wall
  • Materials: Bronze
  • Dimensions: H: 15" W: 24" D: ½"
  • Donor: DPR
  • Inscription: CITY OF NEW YORK / DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, BOROUGH OF QUEENS / THE
    KING MANSION / BUILT 1750 / HOME OF RUFUS KING, WHO SERVED HIS
    STATE AND / COUNTRY WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION AS DELEGATE / TO THE
    CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 1784, 1785, 1786, U.S. / SENATOR FROM NEW
    YORK 1789-1796, MINISTER TO / ENGLAND 1796-1803, 1825-1826, UNDER
    WASHINGTON, ADAMS AND JEFFERSON. RETURNED TO SENATE 1813./
    RE-ELECTED FOR FOURTH TERM 1819. / ALSO HOME OF JOHN ALSOP KING,
    SON OF RUFUS / KING, ELECTED TO CONGRESS 1848. GOVERNOR OF NEW/
    YOUR 1857-1859, WHO DIED HERE JULY 7, 1867.

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