John Bowne High School
63-25 Main Street | Kew Gardens Hills | built 1952
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- 1964
John Bowne High School opens beside Queens College, named for a Quaker champion of religious freedom
The public high school at 63-25 Main Street opened in 1964 next to Queens College and took the name of John Bowne, a Quaker who fought for religious freedom. It offers programs in science research, law, creative arts, writing and agriculture, and enrolled 3,003 students in the 2022-2023 school year.
“The school, which opened in 1964, is named after the Quaker religious freedom fighter John Bowne.”
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