J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building

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]

J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building
NYC Landmark No. 1132
The J. Kurtz and Sons Building as taken on a snowy March day in 2017.
Location162-24 Jamaica Ave., New York, New York
Coordinates40°42′15.6″N 73°47′49″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1931
ArchitectAllmendinger & Schlendorf
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.83001775[1]
NYCL No.1132
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1983
Designated NYCLNovember 24, 1981

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

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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. Jamaica Avenue, Queens (Forgotten New York)
  4. The Children's Place - Jamaica Avenue, Queens, New York (Google Search)
  5. Locations and Information (New York City Department of Probation)
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