List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens
Encyclopedia
Historic Districts
| Landmark Name | Date Designated |
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| Addisleigh Park Historic District | http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/2405.pdf |
| Douglaston Historic District Douglaston, Queens Douglaston, population 14,168 , is a community in the New York City borough of Queens. Douglaston comprises six distinct neighborhoods: Doug Bay, Douglas Manor, and Douglaston Hill, all located north of Northern Boulevard on the peninsula abutting Little Neck Bay; Douglaston Park, located between... |
http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/DOUGLASTON_HISTORIC_DISTRICT_VOLUME_1.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/DOUGLASTON_HISTORIC_DISTRICT_VOLUME_2.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/douglaston.pdf |
| Douglaston Hill Historic District Douglaston Hill Historic District Douglaston Hill Historic District is a national historic district in Douglaston, Queens, New York. It includes 83 contributing buildings and two contributing sites. The buildings include Zion Episcopal Church , houses and garages, and commercial buildings. The sites are Zion cemetery and public... |
http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/dhill.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/dhill.pdf |
| Fort Totten Historic District | http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/FORT_TOTTEN_HISTORIC_DISTRICT.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/ft_totten.pdf |
| Hunters Point Historic District Hunters Point, Queens Hunters Point is a neighborhood on the south side of Long Island City, in the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 2.- History :... |
http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/HUNTERS_POINT_HISTORIC_DISTRICT.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/hunters_point.pdf |
| Jackson Heights Historic District Jackson Heights, Queens Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in the Northwestern portion of the borough of Queens in New York, New York, United States. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 3... |
http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/JACKSON_HEIGHTS_HISTORIC_DISTRICT.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/jackson_heights.pdf |
| Ridgewood North Historic District Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens... |
http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/rnhd.pdf |
| Ridgewood South Historic District Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens... |
http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/2348.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/Ridgewood_South_FINALmap.pdf |
| Stockholm Street Historic District | http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/STOCKHOLM_STREET_HISTORIC_DISTRICT.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/stockholm_street.pdf |
| Sunnyside Gardens | http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/SunnysideGardens.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/Sunnyside_Historic_District.pdf |
Individual Landmarks
| Landmark Name | Image | Date Designated |
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| 102-45 47th Avenue House | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/1987EdwardSanfordHouse.pdf | |
| 35-34 Bell Boulevard | http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/35-34bellblvd.pdf | |
| Adrian and Ann Wyckoff Onderdonk House Vander Ende-Onderdonk House Site Vander Ende--Onderdonk House is a historic house at 1820 Flushing Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens. It is the oldest Dutch Colonial stone house in New York City.... |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/1980OnderdonkHouse.pdf | |
| Allen-Beville House Allen-Beville House The Allen-Beville House was constructed between 1848-1850. The house is in the Douglaston section of the borough of Queens in New York City. It is one of the few surviving 19th century structures in Queens built as a farmhouse that survives.... |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/ALLEN-BEVILLE-HOUSE.pdf | |
| Arthur Hammerstein House | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/1982ArthurHammersteinHouse.pdf | |
| Astoria Park Pool and Play Center | http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/astoriapool.pdf | |
| Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge Number 878 | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/2001ElksLodge878.pdf | |
| Bowne House |  |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/BOWNE-HOUSE.pdf |
| Congregation Tifereth Israel | http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/Tifereth_Israel.pdf | |
| Cornelius Van Wyck House Cornelius Van Wyck House The Cornelius Van Wyck House is an 18th century Dutch Colonial home located on the shore of Little Neck Bay in the Douglaston section of Queens in New York City... |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/CORNELIUS-VAN-WYCK-HOUSE.pdf | |
| Creedmoor (Cornell) Farmhouse Cornell Farmhouse The Cornell Farmhouse was built in 1750 with Dutch and English architectural features. The Farmhouse is in the Glen Oaks section the New York City borough of Queens. It is also known as the Creedmoor Farmhouse Complex, and as the Adriance Farmhouse... |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/76CREEDMOOR.pdf | |
| Fire Engine Company 289, Ladder Company 138, Corona | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/1999FireEngineCo289.pdf | |
| Fire Engine Company No. 258, Hook and Ladder Company No. 115 | http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/enginecompany258.pdf | |
| First Reformed Church of Jamaica First Reformed Church (Queens, New York) The First Reformed Church is a historic Reformed church in the Jamaica section of the New York City borough of Queens. The church was built in 1859. The church has an early romanesque structure that was created built by Sidney J... |
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http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/96-FIRST-REF.-CHRUCH-JAMAICA.pdf |
| Fitzgerald/Ginsberg Mansion | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/2005FitzgeraldGinsberg.pdf | |
| Flushing High School Flushing High School Flushing High School is a four-year public high school in Flushing, in the New York City borough of Queens. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education.... |
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http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/91-FLUSHING-HIGH-SCHOOL.pdf |
| Flushing Municipal Courthouse |  |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/FLUSHING-COURTHOUSE.pdf |
| Fort Totten Battery | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/74-FORT-TOTTEN-BATTERY.pdf | |
| Fort Totten Officers' Club |  |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/74---FORT-TOTTEN-OFFICERS---CLUB.pdf |
| Friends Meeting House |  |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/FRIENDS-MEETING-HOUSE-QNS.pdf |
| Grace Episcopal Church and Graveyard |  |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/GRACE-EPIS-CHURCH---GRAVEYARD.pdf |
| Grace Episcopal Church Memorial Hall | http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/2394.pdf | |
| Herman A. and Malvina Schleicher House | http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/Schleicher.pdf | |
| J. Kurtz & Sons Store Building (Former) (162-24 Jamaica Ave) | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/81-J.-KURTZ---SONS.pdf | |
| Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building is a historic office building located in the Jamaica section of the New York City borough of Queens. It was designed in 1928 by George W. Conable and is a ten story, "T" shaped building in the Colonial Revival style. It is a steel frame building faced in red... (89-31 161st St) |
http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/2386.pdf | |
| Jamaica High School | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/JamaicaHighSchooldesigrep.pdf | |
| Jamaica Savings Bank (Former) Jamaica Savings Bank The Jamaica Savings Bank building, located in the Jamaica section of the borough of Queens in New York City, was built between 1897 and 1898 in the Beaux-Arts style. It is a slender four story brick building with a limestone facade. It features a deeply rusticated ground floor with windows... , 161-02 Jamaica Avenue |
http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/jamaica_savings_bank_former.pdf | |
| Jamaica Savings Bank Jamaica Savings Bank The Jamaica Savings Bank building, located in the Jamaica section of the borough of Queens in New York City, was built between 1897 and 1898 in the Beaux-Arts style. It is a slender four story brick building with a limestone facade. It features a deeply rusticated ground floor with windows... , 146-21 Jamaica Avenue |
http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/2393.pdf | |
| King Mansion King Manor King Manor, also known as the Rufus King House, is in Jamaica, Queens. It was the home of Rufus King, a signer of the United States Constitution, a Senator from New York, and Ambassador to Great Britain immediately after the American Revolution... |
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http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/KING-MANSION.pdf |
| Kingsland Homestead Kingsland Homestead Kingsland Homestead, located in Flushing, Queens is a New York City landmark and member of the Historic House Trust. It is the home of the remains of a landmarked, weeping beech tree, believed planted in 1847 and located... |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/KINGSLAND-ORIGINAL.pdf | |
| La Casina (La Casino) (Jamaica Business Resource Center) La Casina La Casina is a historic commercial building located in the Jamaica section of the New York City borough of Queens. It was originally built about 1907 and completely redesigned about 1936 in the Streamline Moderne style. It is one story building designed for use as a nightclub. It has a... , 90-33 160th St |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/96-LA-CASINA.pdf | |
| Lawrence Family Graveyard | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/66---LAWRENCE-FAMILY-GRAVEYARD.pdf | |
| Lent Homestead, 19th Rd | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/LENT-HOMESTEAD.pdf | |
| Lewis H. Latimer House Lewis H. Latimer House The Lewis H. Latimer House, also called the Latimer House or the Lewis Latimer House, was constructed in the Queen Anne style of architecture between 1887 and 1889 by the Sexton family. It served as the home of the African-American inventor Lewis Howard Latimer from 1903 to 1928, and is now... |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/95-LATIMER-HOUSE.pdf | |
| Loew's Valencia Theater (Former) (Tabernacle of Prayer for All People) | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/1999LoewsValenciaTheater.pdf | |
| Louis Armstrong House, The Louis Armstrong House The Louis Armstrong House was the home of Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille between 1943 and 1971 when he died. Lucille gave it to the city in order to create a museum focused on her husband... |
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http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/88-L.ARMSTRONGHOUSE.pdf |
| Marine Air Terminal, La Guardia Airport Marine Air Terminal -External links:*... |
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http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/Marine-Air-Terminal--La-Guardia-Airport.pdf |
| Moore-Jackson Cemetery | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/1997Moore-JacksonCemetry.pdf | |
| Newtown High School Newtown High School (New York City) Newtown High School is a high school in Elmhurst, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. Its multinational student body consists of approximately 4,030 students, mostly Spanish-speaking. Newtown High School celebrated its 110th anniversary in 2007... |
http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/newtownhs.pdf | |
| New York Architectural Terra Cotta Works Building, 42-10 Vernon Boulevard, LIC | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/82---NY-ARCHITECTURAL-TERRA-COTTA-WORKS-BLDG.pdf | |
| New York State Supreme Court, Queens County, Long Island City Branch Long Island City Courthouse Complex The Long Island City Courthouse is located at 25-10 Court Square in Long Island City, Queens, in New York City. It formerly housed Criminal Court, County Court, the District Attorney staff, and the county sheriff's office. Today the Courthouse is another home to the Civil Term of Supreme Court,... |
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http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/LIC-COURTHOUSE.pdf |
| Paramount Studios, Building No. 1 (Main Building) |  |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/78-PARAMOUNT-STUDIOS-ASTORIA.pdf |
| Poppenhusen Institute Poppenhusen Institute Poppenhusen Institute is a historic building at 114—04 14th Road in College Point, Queens that housed the first free kindergarten in America. Currently, the Institute operates as a community cultural center.... |
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http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/POPPENHUSEN-INST.pdf |
| Public School 66 (Brooklyn Hills School, Oxford School, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School) 85-11 102nd Street | http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/PS66M.pdf | |
| Queens Borough Public Library, Poppenhusen Branch |  |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/2000QueensPublicLibraryPoppenhusen.pdf |
| Queens General Court House, 88-11 Sutphin Blvd & 148th St | http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/2404.pdf | |
| Queensboro Bridge Queensboro Bridge The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, also known as the 59th Street Bridge – because its Manhattan end is located between 59th and 60th Streets – or simply the Queensboro Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City that was completed in 1909... |
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http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/QUEENSBORO-BRIDGE.pdf |
| Ralph Bunche House Ralph Johnson Bunche House Ralph Johnson Bunche House, a home of American diplomat Ralph Bunche,is a National Historic Landmark located in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of Queens, New York. It is located at 115-24 Grosvenor Road. Ralph Bunche helped found the United Nations, and this was his home for more than 30 years,... |
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http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/bunchehouse.pdf |
| Reformed Dutch Church of Newtown and Fellowship Hall The Reformed Church of Newtown The Reformed Church of Newtown is a historic Reformed church located in the Elmhurst neighborhood in Queens, New York.-Current Building:The original church building was replaced in 1832 by the present sanctuary, which is a designated landmark building. The cornerstone of the original building can... |
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http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/1966ReformedDutchChurchNewton-FellowshipHall.pdf |
| Register, The/Jamaica Arts Center | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/THE-REGISTER.pdf | |
| Remsen Cemetery | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/81-REMSEM-CEMETERYpdf.pdf | |
| Richard Cornell Graveyard | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/RICHARD-CORNELL-GRAVEYARD.pdf | |
| Richmond Hill Republican Club, 86-15 Lefferts Boulevard | http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/rhill.pdf | |
| Ridgewood Savings Bank, Forest Hills Branch | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/2000RidgewoodSavingsBank.pdf | |
| Ridgewood Theater Building, 55-27 Myrtle Avenue | http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/ridgewoodQ.pdf | |
| St. George's Church (Episcopal), Old Parish House and Graveyard St. George's Church (Flushing, New York) St. George's Church is an intercultural, multilingual Episcopal congregation in Flushing, New York with members from over twenty different nations of origin. A landmark church, it has served an ever changing congregation for over 300 years.-History:... |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/2000StGeorgesEpiscopalChurch.pdf | |
| St. Monica's Church St. Monica's Church (Queens, New York) St. Monica's Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Jamaica, Queens, New York. It was built in 1856 and is a brick basilica type building in the Romanesque style. It features a four story entrance tower in the center of its three bay wide front facade... |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/79-ST.-MONICA--S-001.pdf | |
| Sidewalk Clock, 161-11 Jamaica Avenue | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/81-161-11-SIDEWWALK-CLOCK.pdf | |
| Sidewalk Clock, 30-78 Steinway Street | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/81---SIDEWALK-CLOCK---30-78-STEINWAY-ST.pdf | |
| Sohmer & Company Piano Factory Building | http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/Sohmer.pdf | |
| Steinway Mansion Steinway Mansion Steinway Mansion or Steinway House is a historic home on a hilltop in Astoria, Queens, New York City. It was built in 1858 and occupied by William Steinway in the early 1870s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.... |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/STEINWAY-HOUSE.pdf | |
| Suffolk Title and Guarantee Company Building (Former) | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/2001SuffolkTitleGuaranteeCo.pdf | |
| Trans World Airlines Flight Center (TWA Terminal A) at New York International Airport TWA Flight Center The TWA Flight Center or Trans World Flight Center, opened in 1962 as a standalone terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport .for Trans World Airlines... |
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http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/Trans-World-Airlines-Flight-Centre.pdf |
| Unisphere with its surrounding pools and fountains, The Unisphere The Unisphere is a 12-story high, spherical stainless steel representation of the Earth. Located in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park in the borough of Queens, New York City, the Unisphere is one of the borough's most iconic and enduring symbols.... |
http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/unisphere.pdf | |
| Voelker Orth Museum Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden 149th Pl & 38th Ave | http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/Voelker_Orth.pdf | |
| Weeping Beech Tree, The | http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/WEEPING-BEECH-TREE.pdf |
Interior Landmarks
| Landmark Name | Image | Date Designated |
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| King Mansion, First Floor Interior King Manor King Manor, also known as the Rufus King House, is in Jamaica, Queens. It was the home of Rufus King, a signer of the United States Constitution, a Senator from New York, and Ambassador to Great Britain immediately after the American Revolution... |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/KING-MANSION-INT.pdf | |
| RKO Keith's Flushing Theater, Ground Floor Interior RKO Keith's Theater (Flushing, New York) RKO Keith's Theater is a historic RKO Pictures movie theater located in the Flushing section of the New York City borough of Queens. It was designed by noted theater architect Thomas W. Lamb and built in 1928. It has a plain three story exterior facade, but the auditorium interior was once... |
http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/RKO-Flushing-Theater-1984.pdf |