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North Corona

On 107th Street, the home Louis and Lucille Armstrong chose in 1943 and the modern Louis Armstrong Center offer different ways to encounter his music and everyday life. Choose a preserved domestic interior, an exhibition or both.

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The Louis and Lucille Armstrong home in Corona, Queens
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Louis Armstrong House Museum on NYFE

Understanding North Corona

A 2003 City Planning study traces Corona from West Flushing, connected to the Long Island Rail Road in 1854, to its Corona name in 1872. Early growth was mainly farther south. After World War I, elevated rail service helped development extend through North Corona.

The Armstrongs remained in the Corona house for the rest of Louis's life. Preserving the rooms and belongings gives the neighborhood's musical history a domestic setting rather than only a stage or concert venue.

The same study describes a varied housing landscape, with larger apartment buildings west of Junction Boulevard and smaller houses to the east, alongside retail streets.

Places to explore

  • Louis Armstrong House

    107th Street

    The historic interior is visited on a guided tour with advance tickets. Recordings and personal objects explain the Armstrongs' life at home, alongside the preserved rooms.

    Read the NYFE place guide

  • Louis Armstrong Center

    34-49 107th Street

    Choose exhibition-only admission or the guided house-tour option. The modern Center contains the exhibition, museum store, performance space and visitor restrooms. The historic-house garden is across the street.

Planning a visit

All museum visits begin at the Louis Armstrong Center, 34-49 107th Street, according to the operator's specific accessibility directions. The historic house has a different address. Check current transit and ticket information before traveling.

The Center and the historic-house garden path are wheelchair accessible. The house tour requires two sets of steep stairs and extended standing. Visitors unable to take the house tour can request a video; ask the museum about the arrangements for your visit.

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