Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building

Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building
Location: 8931 161st St., New York, New York
Area: 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built: 1928
Architect: Conable, George W.
Architectural style: Colonial Revival
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#:

83001773

[1]
Added to NRHP: September 8, 1983

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. It is a steel frame building faced in red brick and trimmed in stone and terra cotta detail. It has tripartate massing with a 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.[2]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ 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. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7335. Retrieved 2011-01-16.  See also: "Accompanying five photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7350. 
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