Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building

Historic commercial building in Queens, New York
United States historic place
Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building
40°42′20″N 73°47′57″W / 40.70556°N 73.79917°W / 40.70556; -73.79917
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1928
ArchitectConable, George W.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.83001773 [1]
NYCL No.2386
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1983
Designated NYCLOctober 26, 2010

Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building is a historic office building located in the Jamaica section of the New York City borough of Queens. It was designed in 1928 by George W. Conable (1866-1933) and is a ten-story, T-shaped building in the Colonial Revival style.[2]

George W. Conable designed the building's facade based on 19th-century American and British precedents.[2] It is a steel-frame building faced in red brick and trimmed in stone and terra cotta detail. It has tripartite massing with a one-story terra cotta base, six story section, and stepped back eighth and ninth stories. The top story is a one-story pedimented temple.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. October 26, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Larry E. Gobrecht (April 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-01-16. See also: "Accompanying five photos".
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