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This house on 82nd Avenue between Austin Street and Kew Gardens Road was home to John R. Burton, a director of the 1939 - 41 New York World's Fair. Friend to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, Burton also served as secretary of the Democratic National Committee and secretary of the Democratic National Convention that nominated Wilson. This house on 82nd Avenue between Austin Street and Kew Gardens Road was home to John R. Burton, a director of the 1939 - 41 New York World's Fair.  Friend to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, Burton also served as secretary of the Democratic National Committee and secretary of the Democratic National Convention that nominated Wilson.