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40°42′15.6″N 73°47′49″W / 40.704333°N 73.79694°W / 40.704333; -73.79694
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J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building
Seen on a snowy March day in 2017
J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building is located in New York City
J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building
J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building is located in New York
J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building
J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building is located in the United States
J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building
Location162-24 Jamaica Ave., Queens, New York
Coordinates 40°42′15.6″N 73°47′49″W / 40.704333°N 73.79694°W / 40.704333; -73.79694
Arealess than one acre
Built1931
Architect Allmendinger & Schlendorf
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference  No. 83001775 [1]
NYCL  No.1132
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1983
Designated NYCLNovember 24, 1981

J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building is a historic commercial building in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens in New York City. 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]

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References

  1. ^ a b "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)