J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building

J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building
NYC Landmark #LP-1132
The J. Kurtz and Sons Building as taken on a snowy March day in 2017.
Location 162-24 Jamaica Ave., New York, New York
Coordinates 40°42′15.6″N 73°47′49″W / 40.704333°N 73.79694°W / 40.704333; -73.79694Coordinates: 40°42′15.6″N 73°47′49″W / 40.704333°N 73.79694°W / 40.704333; -73.79694
Area less than one acre
Built 1931
Architect Allmendinger & Schlendorf
Architectural style Art Deco
NRHP reference # 83001775[1]
NYCL # LP-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 the J. Kurtz and Sons furniture store.[2]

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.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ 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".
  3. ↑ The Children's Place - Jamaica Avenue, Queens, New York (Google Search)


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