King Manor

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King Manor
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark


Location	Jamaica, Queens, New York, NY
Coordinates	40°42′11″N 73°51′43″W / 40.70306°N 73.86194°W / 40.70306; -73.86194Coordinates: 40°42′11″N 73°51′43″W / 40.70306°N 73.86194°W / 40.70306; -73.86194
Built	1806
Architectural style	Georgian
Governing body	Local
NRHP Reference #	74001295
Added to NRHP	December 2, 1974^[1]
Designated NHL	December 2, 1974^[2]

King Manor, also known as the Rufus King House, is in Jamaica, Queens. It was the home of Rufus King, a signer of the United States Constitution, a Senator from New York, and Ambassador to Great Britain immediately after the American Revolution.^[3] It is located at 150th Street and Jamaica Avenue. Descendants of King's family lived in the house until 1896 when Rufus' granddaughter Cornelia King died and sold the house to the Village of Jamaica. When Jamaica, along with the western half of Queens County was annexed by New York City in 1898, the house and the property were turned over to the New York City Parks Department which re-designated the land as "Rufus King Park."

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.^[2]^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "King Manor". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-11.
↑ Rufus Biography
↑ ["King Manor", June 28, 1973, by Robert C. Post. PDF (495 KB) "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination"]. National Park Service. 1973-06-28.
↑ [King Manor--Accompanying photos, exterior, from 1973. PDF (1.45 MB) "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination"]. National Park Service. 1973-06-28.

External links

Media related to Rufus King House (Jamaica, Queens) at Wikimedia Commons

Rufus King House, 150th Street & Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, Queens, NY: 1 photo, 1 data page, and 3 color transparencies at Historic American Building Survey
Official Site
King Manor Museum and Park - NYC Parks and Recreation

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