Flushing Town Hall
Encyclopedia
Flushing Town Hall is a historic Town Hall
located in the Flushing
section of the New York City
borough
of Queens
. It was built in 1862 and is a 2-story, three-by-six-bay, brick building with basement and attic
. A small rear wing was added in 1938 containing a block of jail cells. The front facade features a triple arched portico
topped by a classic entabulature with low balustrade
. The building houses the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts (FCCA).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1972.
Seat of local government
In local government, a city hall, town hall or a municipal building or civic centre, is the chief administrative building of a city...
located in the Flushing
Flushing, Queens
Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, east of Manhattan.Flushing was one of the first Dutch settlements on Long Island. Today, it is one of the largest and most diverse neighborhoods in New York City...
section of the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
borough
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
of Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
. It was built in 1862 and is a 2-story, three-by-six-bay, brick building with basement and attic
Attic
An attic is a space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building . Attic is generally the American/Canadian reference to it...
. A small rear wing was added in 1938 containing a block of jail cells. The front facade features a triple arched portico
Portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls...
topped by a classic entabulature with low balustrade
Baluster
A baluster is a moulded shaft, square or of lathe-turned form, one of various forms of spindle in woodwork, made of stone or wood and sometimes of metal, standing on a unifying footing, and supporting the coping of a parapet or the handrail of a staircase. Multiplied in this way, they form a...
. The building houses the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts (FCCA).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1972.