Lewis Latimer House Museum
Free Today
The Lewis Latimer House Museum preserves the Victorian home of Lewis Howard Latimer, a pioneering African American inventor and engineer who worked alongside Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, contributing critical innovations to the development of the incandescent light bulb and the telephone. Latimer's remarkable life story as the son of escaped slaves who rose to become a key figure of the Second Industrial Revolution is told through exhibitions in his restored Flushing home.
Founded: 1887
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 11:00 – 17:00 |
| Saturday | 11:00 – 17:00 |
| Sunday (today) | Closed |
Open Friday and Saturday, 11am to 5pm.
Admission
Always Free
Admission is free. Donations welcome.
Getting Here
7 to Main St–Flushing; then Q25/Q34 bus