Cypress Avenue West Historic District Explained

Cypress Avenue West Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Location:Roughly bounded by St. Nicholas and Seneca Aves., Linden and Stockholm Sts., New York, New York
Coordinates:40.7042°N -73.9125°W
Built:1888
Architect:Berger, Louis, & Co.; multiple
Architecture:Renaissance, Romanesque, Romanesque Revival
Added:September 30, 1983
Refnum:83001768

Cypress Avenue West Historic District is a national historic district in Ridgewood, Queens, New York. It includes 440 contributing buildings built between 1888 and 1906. They consist mainly of brick two and three story row houses with one apartment per floor and three story tenements with two apartments per floor. Also included in the district is Public School #81, St. John's Ridgewood United Methodist Church, and a row of commercial buildings. They feature Romanesque Revival style applied detailing.[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: Cypress Avenue West Historic District. August 1983. 2011-02-01. Donald G. Presa. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019000643/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7460. 2012-10-19. dead. See also: Web site: Accompanying 10 photos. 2011-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019014752/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7480. 2012-10-19. dead.