Voelker Orth Museum, New York City

Name: Voelker Orth Museum
Address: 14919 38th Ave, New York City, 11354-4839, United States
Telephone: +1 718-359-6227

#974 among attractions in New York City

Museum, History museum, Specialty museum

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The Voelker Orth Museum, Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden is a museum located in Murray Hill, Queens, New York City. In addition to preserving a German immigrant family's 1890s home and garden, the Voelker Orth Museum engages audiences through the arts, education, nature, horticulture and local history by offering house tours, temporary exhibitions, concerts, lectures and workshops, cultural festivals, and family and school programs. Its mission is to "preserve and interpret the cultural and horticultural heritage of Flushing, Queens and adjacent communities to engage their ever-changing populations, through the experience of an immigrant family’s 1890s home." The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. ()

Coordinates: 40°45'53"N, 73°48'58"W

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14919 38th AveNortheastern Queens (Flushing)New York City 11354-4839 United States

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+1 718-359-6227

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Voelker Orth Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bowne Park, Rachel Carson Playground, College Point Fields, Old Quaker Meeting House.

0.6 miNE
Park
Bowne Park, New York City
16 min walk • Bowne Park is a 11.79-acre park in Broadway–Flushing, Queens, New York, east of downtown Flushing. It is bordered by 29th Avenue on the north, 32nd Avenue on the south, 155th Street on the west, and 159th Street on the east.
1.1 miS
Park
Rachel Carson Playground, New York City
28 min walk • Rachel Carson Playground, also known as Silent Spring Playground, is a park located in Flushing, Queens, New York City. It is located across the street from IS 237, which owns the park.
1.4 miNW
Park
College Point Fields, New York City
36 min walk • College Point Fields is a public park in College Point, Queens, New York City. It is bounded by Ulmer and 130th Streets to the west, 23rd Avenue to the north, Linden Place to the east, and 26th Avenue and the remains of Mill Creek to the south.
0.8 miW
Church
Old Quaker Meeting House, New York City
20 min walk • The Flushing Friends Quaker Meeting House, also the Old Quaker Meeting House, is a historic Quaker house of worship located at 137-16 Northern Boulevard, in Flushing, Queens, New York. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1967 and a New York City designated landmark in 1970.
0.7 miW
City hall
Flushing Town Hall, New York City
18 min walk • Flushing Town Hall is a historic Town Hall located on Northern Boulevard at Linden Place in the Flushing section of the New York City borough of Queens.
1.2 miSW
Park, Garden, Botanical garden
Queens Botanical Garden, New York City
32 min walk • Queens Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 43-50 Main Street in Flushing, Queens, New York City. The 39-acre site features rose, bee, herb, wedding, and perennial gardens; an arboretum; an art gallery; and a LEED-certified Visitor & Administration Building.
0.8 miS
Temple
Hindu Temple Society of North America, New York City
21 min walk • The Hindu Temple Society of North America is a nonprofit organization that manages the Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam temple located in Queens, New York. It is more commonly known as the Ganesha Temple because the central deity in the temple is Ganesha. The Ganesha Temple was the first Hindu temple built in the tristate region.
1.2 miSE
Cemetery
Flushing Cemetery, New York City
32 min walk • Flushing Cemetery is a cemetery in Flushing in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York.
0.4 miW
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Kingsland Homestead, New York City
11 min walk • Kingsland Homestead is an 18th-century house located in Flushing, Queens, New York City. It is the home of the remains of The Weeping Beech, a landmark weeping beech tree, believed to have been planted in 1847.
0.7 miW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Lewis H. Latimer House, New York City
18 min walk • The Lewis H. Latimer House, also called the Latimer House or the Lewis Latimer House, is a historic house located at 34-41 137th Street in Flushing, Queens, New York City. It was constructed in the Queen Anne style of architecture between 1887 and 1889 by the Sexton family.
1 miNE
Park
Feehan Triangle, New York City
26 min walk • William M. Feehan Triangle is a 0.032-acre public green space in the Broadway-Flushing neighborhood of Queens, New York. It is bound by Bayside Lane, 164th Street, and 27th Avenue.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Voelker Orth Museum open?

Voelker Orth Museum is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday 1 pm - 4 pm
Wednesday closed
Thursday closed
Friday closed
Saturday 1 pm - 4 pm
Sunday 1 pm - 4 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Voelker Orth Museum?

Nearby attractions include Travis Triangle, New York City (6 min walk), Queens Historical Society, New York City (11 min walk), Kingsland Homestead, New York City (11 min walk), Protestant Reformed Dutch Church of Flushing, New York City (12 min walk).

How to get to Voelker Orth Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Voelker Orth Museum:

Bus

Northern Boulevard & 149th Street • Lines: Q13, Q28 (3 min walk)

Train

Murray Hill (4 min walk)
Broadway (20 min walk)

Metro

Flushing–Main Street • Lines: <7>, 7 (20 min walk)