Kurtz, J., and Sons Store Building

162-24 Jamaica Ave., New York, New York. County/parish: Queens.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 08, 1983. NRIS 83001775.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Building at 162-24 Jamaica Avenue

From Wikipedia:

J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building

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.

It was designated as a New York City Landmark in 1981, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Today it is a local The Children's Place franchise, as well as other local shops and an office for the New York City Department of Probation.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321108

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