Douglaston Hill Historic District

	Douglaston Hill Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Zion Episcopal Church Rectory, built 1890
Location	Roughly bounded by Douglaston Pkwy., Northern Blvd., 244th St., 243rd St., and Long Island RR, Douglaston, New York
Coordinates	40°46′3″N 73°44′43″W / 40.76750°N 73.74528°W
Area	22.5 acres (9.1 ha)
Architect	Hamilton, William J.; Stuart, John, et al.
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Shingle Style, et al.
NRHP reference No.	00001016
Added to NRHP	August 31, 2000

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 (1830), houses and garages, and commercial buildings. The sites are Zion cemetery and public park. It was laid out with very large lots in 1853, at the very beginning of a movement in the United States to create suburban gardens. The buildings include a number of fine examples of late-19th- and early 20th-century architectural styles such as Queen Anne, Shingle Style, and Colonial Revival. The majority of the buildings date between 1890 and 1940.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.^[1] The area was recognized as a Historic District of New York City in December 2004 by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.^[3]

In 2012, some numbered streets in the historic district were renamed to their original names, with 43rd Avenue becoming Pine Street.^[4]

Gallery

Zion Episcopal Church dates to 1830. This building was built in 1927 after an earlier building burned down.
The Zion Episcopal Church building is surrounded by generous grounds that include a cemetery.
This monument in the Zion church cemetery is inscribed "Here rest the last of the Matinecoc." It commemorates the Native Americans whose remains were found and moved to the cemetery when nearby Northern Boulevard was widened in the 1930s.
The Zion Episcopal Church rectory, built 1890 and located on the church grounds.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Kathy Howe (June 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Douglaston Hill Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-16. See also: "Accompanying 36 photos".
^ Landmarks Preservation Commission Designates the Douglaston Hill Historic District in Queens, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, 2004-12-14
^ Sarah Maslin Nir (March 26, 2012). "In Queens, Taking a Step Back From Numbered Streets". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2012.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpinv_ny-2] Kathy Howe (June 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Douglaston Hill Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-16. See also: "Accompanying 36 photos".

[3] Landmarks Preservation Commission Designates the Douglaston Hill Historic District in Queens, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, 2004-12-14

[nyt-2012-03-26-4] Sarah Maslin Nir (March 26, 2012). "In Queens, Taking a Step Back From Numbered Streets". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2012.

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