Rockaway Courthouse Explained

Rockaway Courthouse
Location:	90-01 Beach Channel Dr. Rockaway Beach, New York
Coordinates:	40.5889°N -73.8161°W
Architect:	Paul C. Hunter
Architecture:	Classical Revival
Added:	February 5, 2014
Refnum:	13001155^[1]

Rockaway Courthouse is a historic courthouse located in the Rockaway Beach neighborhood of Queens County, New York. It was built in 1931, and is a three-story plus basement, steel frame and limestone, V-shaped building in the Classical Revival style. It consists of a tall central core with flanking courtroom wings. The front facade features an ornate Greek style entrance portico. It served as a local Municipal and Magistrate's Court and was last used as a civic building in 1962.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.^[1] Today the building is being reconstructed as a medical center.

References

Category:Government buildings

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2014-02-14. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/03/14 through 2/07/14 . National Park Service.
2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2015-12-01. http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/. 2019-04-04. dead. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Rockaway Courthouse . 2015-12-01 . Susan Lawson . PDF . n.d. . See also: Web site: Accompanying photos .