J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building
J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building | |
NYC Landmark No. 1132
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![]() The J. Kurtz and Sons Building as taken on a snowy March day in 2017. | |
Location | 162-24 Jamaica Ave., New York, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°42′15.6″N 73°47′49″W / 40.704333°N 73.79694°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1931 |
Architect | Allmendinger & Schlendorf |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 83001775[1] |
NYCL No. | 1132 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 8, 1983 |
Designated NYCL | November 24, 1981 |
J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building is a historic commercial building located in the Jamaica section of the New York City borough of Queens. It was built in 1931 and is a six-story, steel-frame building with two decorated sides in the Art Deco style. It is three bays by six bays and features a metal-framed windows with stepped pylon motif rising through all four floors. They are of cast aluminum with geometric designs. It was built to house a franchise of the J. Kurtz and Sons furniture store, founded by Jacob Kurtz in 1870.[2][3]
It was designated as a New York City Landmark in 1981, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] Today it is a local The Children's Place franchise,[4] as well as other local shops and an office for the New York City Department of Probation.[5]
See also
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Queens County, New York
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Larry E. Gobrecht (May 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-16. See also: "Accompanying five photos".
- ^ Jamaica Avenue, Queens (Forgotten New York)
- ^ The Children's Place - Jamaica Avenue, Queens, New York (Google Search)
- ^ Locations and Information (New York City Department of Probation)
- Art Deco architecture in Queens, New York
- Commercial buildings completed in 1931
- Commercial buildings in Queens, New York
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
- Jamaica, Queens
- National Register of Historic Places in Queens, New York
- New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens, New York
- Queens County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
- Queens, New York building and structure stubs