Historic Districts
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New York - Queens County - Historic Districts
Queens County New York (Historic Districts) has 28 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance. Significant places include Fort Tilden Historic District, Paramount Studios Complex and Sunnyside Gardens Historic District, 68th Avenue-64th Place Historic District and 75th Avenue-61st Street Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Queens County places including U. S. Army, Clarence Stein, Henry Wright, Berger,Louis, & Co., Louis Berger, Louis Allmendinger, Henry W. Meyer, Spaeth & Senger, William J. Hamilton and Inc. Bauer & Stier. Prominent architectural styles found in Queens Country are Romanesque, Renaissance and Art Deco.

68th Avenue-64th Place Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001763)
Roughly 64th Pl. from Catalpa Ave. to 68th Ave. from 64th St. to 65th St. , New York
ALT55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Berger,Louis, Groesch,Charles
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
75th Avenue-61st Street Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001764)
Roughly bounded by St. Felix Ave., 60th Lane, 60th and 62nd Sts. , New York
ALT55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Berger,Louis, & Co., Fritz,Charles
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Broadway--Flushing Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000373)
Roughly bounded by 29th Ave., 163rd St., 32nd Ave., 192nd St., 154th and 153rd Sts. , Flushing
Deirdrelmt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Central Avenue Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001761)
Roughly bounded by Myrtle and 70th Ave., and 65th and 66th Sts. , New York
ALT55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Meyer,Henry W.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Central Ridgewood Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001762)
Roughly bounded by Fresh Pond Rd., Putnam, 68th, Forest, Catalpa, Onderdonk, and 71st Aves. , New York
ALT55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Berger,Louis, & Co.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Cornelia-Putnam Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001766)
Roughly bounded by Jefferson St., Putnam, Wyckoff, and Myrtle Aves. , New York
ALT55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Berger,Louis, & Co.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Cypress Avenue East Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001767)
Roughly bounded by Linden and Cornelia Sts., Seneca and St. Nicholas Aves. , New York
ALT55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bauer & Stier, Berger,Louis
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Cypress Avenue West Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001768)
Roughly bounded by St. Nicholas and Seneca Aves., Linden and Stockholm Sts. , New York
ALT55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple, Berger,Louis, & Co.
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Douglaston Hill Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001016)
Roughly bounded by Douglaston Pkwy., Northern Blvd., 244th St., 243rd St., and Long Island RR , Douglaston
Peter Greenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stuart, John, et al., Hamilton, William J.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Shingle Style
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Professional, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Professional, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Douglaston Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000937)
Also known as Douglas Manor
Roughly bounded by Shore Rd., Marinette St., Douglas Rd. and Cherry St. , Douglaston
Peter Greenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chan, Raymond, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Far Rockaway Beach Bungalow Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000499)
Beach 24th, Beach 25th & Beach 26th Sts., Queens
Peter Greenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
First Reformed Church of College Point (added 2018 - - #100003117)
118-07, 118-09, 118-19 14th Avenue, Queens
Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th Century, Italianate, Italian Villa, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1872-1951 AD
Forest-Norman Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001769)
Forest Ave. from Summerfield to Stephen St. and Norman St. to Myrtle Ave. , New York
ALT55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Berger,Louis
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Fort Tilden Historic District (added 1984 - - #84002917)
Also known as Fort Tilden
Rockaway Beach Blvd. , New York
Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Fresh Pond-Traffic Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001770)
Roughly bounded by Fresh Pond Rd., Traffic Ave., Woodbine and Linden Sts. , New York
ALT55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Berger,Louis, Bauer & Stier,Inc.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Grove-Linden-St. John's Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001772)
Fairview Ave., St. John's Rd., Linden and Grove Sts. , New York
Peter Greenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Spaeth & Senger, Berger,Louis, & Co.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Hunters Point Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001251)
Also known as Dominie's Hook;Bennetts Point
Along 45th Ave., between 21st and 23rd Sts. , New York
Polozito, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Jackson Heights Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000059)
Bounded by Roosevelt Ave., Broadway, Leverich St., Northern Blvd., and 90th St. , Queens
Johnny S., CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Plaza, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Plaza, Single Dwelling
Jacob Riis Park Historic District (added 1981 - - #81000081)
Rockaway Beach Blvd. , New York
Padraic, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Burgevin,Julius
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Long Island Motor Parkway (added 2002 - - #02000301)
Roughly Alley Pond and Cunningham Parks, bet. Winchester Blvd. and Clearview Expressway, bet. 73rd Ave. and Peck Ave. , Queens
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Williams, E.G., Brown, E.H.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Park, Road-Related
Maple Grove Cemetery (added 2004 - - #04000874)
83-15 Kew Gardens Rd. , Kew Gardens
Newyorker1987, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ware, James E., McClure, George W., and Son
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Art, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
Paramount Studios Complex (added 1978 - - #78001897)
Also known as Astoria Studio;Army Pictorial Center;Famous Players Lasky Co
35th Ave., 35th, 36th, and 37th Sts. , New York
Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Performing Arts, Communications
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Theater
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Theater
Parkway Village (added 2012 - - #12000052)
Bounded by Union Tpk., 150th St., Goethals Ave., Parsons Blvd., Grand Central Pkwy., & Main St., Queens
Peter Greenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Seneca Avenue East Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001778)
Roughly Seneca Ave. E. between Hancock and Summerfield Sts. , New York
ALT55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Seneca-Onderdonk-Woodward Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001779)
Roughly bounded by Woodward, Seneca, Catalpa Aves., and Woodbine St. , New York
ALT55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Allmendinger,Louis, Mathews, G.X.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Stockholm-DeKalb-Hart Historic District (added 1983 - - #83004618)
Roughly DeKalb and Woodward Aves., Stockholm and Hart Sts. , New York
Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Sunnyside Gardens Historic District (added 1984 - - #84002919)
Roughly bounded by Queens Blvd., 43rd and 52nd Sts. Barnett and Skillman Aves. , New York
Polozito, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Henry, Stein,Clarence
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Woodbine-Palmetto-Gates Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001783)
Roughly bounded by Forest and Fairview Aves., Woodbine and Linden Sts. , New York
ALT55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Allmendinger,Louis, Mathews,G.X.,Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
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