Central Avenue Historic District (Queens) Explained

Central Avenue Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Location:Roughly bounded by Myrtle and 70th Ave., and 65th and 66th Sts., New York City, New York
Coordinates:40.7028°N -73.8903°W
Built:1916
Architect:Meyer, Henry W.
Architecture:Mathews Flats
Added:September 30, 1983
Refnum:83001761

Central Avenue Historic District is a national historic district in Glendale, Queens, New York. It includes 104 contributing buildings built in 1916. They consist of three story brick tenements with two apartments per floor. Buildings feature front facades and amber iron-spot brick.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Central Avenue Historic District. August 1983. 2011-01-16. Donald G. Presa. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018235649/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7473. 2012-10-18. dead. See also: Web site: Accompanying three photos. 2011-01-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018235747/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7493. 2012-10-18. dead.