J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building

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J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building
NYC Landmark No. 1132
J-Kurtz and Sons; Top Floors.jpg
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
Location162-24 Jamaica Ave., Queens, New York
Coordinates40°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
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

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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  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)
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