Crocheron House

Race horses outside of the Tennis Court Comfort Station.

During the mid 1800s, Joseph Crocheron, originally of Staten Island, moved from Manhattan to Queens, purchasing land around the Fashion Course in what is now Corona Plaza. In about 1865, Crocheron bought and began to managed the local hotel on Little Neck Bay known then as the Bayside House. It soon became known as the Crocheron House, welcoming a variety of people with clambakes and retreats. The 1866 opening of the Bayside Train station helped to elevate the allure of the Hotel, bringing more guests for summer stays and weekend hunts.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from 1877 reports that thousands would attend the festivals at Crocheron House, adding that "politicians are always out in force." Politicians also recruited Joseph Crocheron, whereas in 1870 he ran for assemblyman for the 1st District of Queens.

The Crocheron House, under Crocheron and later owners, continued to be a place of high class parties and clambakes, until it burned in 1908 for the 3rd and final time.

Read more about Joseph Crocheron in our blog by genealogist Charlotte Megill Hix.

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