New York - Queens County - Vacant / Not In Use
Queens County New York (Vacant / Not In Use) has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include 1964-1965 New York World's Fair New York State Pavilion, Trans World Airlines Flight Center and Flushing Town Hall, Flushing Armory and Fort Totten Officers' Club.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Queens County places including Philip Johnson, Eero & Assoc. Saarinen, George L. Heins, Gustav Lindenthal, William C. Hough, Henry Hornbostel, Anders Peterson, Edgar Devell Jr., Francis Hatch Kimball and Farley Anthony. Prominent architectural styles found in Queens Country are Modern Movement, Beaux Arts and Colonial.

1964-1965 New York World's Fair New York State Pavilion (added 2009 - - #09000942)
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park , Flushing
Jbarta, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Johnson, Philip
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Engineering, Education, Art
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Recreation And Culture, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Fair, Museum, Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Theater
Flushing Armory (added 1995 - - #95000270)
137--158 Northern Blvd. , Flushing
Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Heins, George L.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Flushing Town Hall (added 1972 - - #72000904)
Also known as Flushing Municipal Courthouse
137--35 Northern Blvd. , New York
Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Fort Totten Officers' Club (added 1986 - - #86000446)
Totten and Murray Aves. , New York
Elipongo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Jamaica Savings Bank (added 1983 - - #83001774)
161-02 Jamaica Ave. , New York
DanTD, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Devell,Edgar,Jr., Hough,William C.
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Kingsland Homestead (added 1972 - - #72000905)
37th St. and Parsons Blvd. , New York
Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
La Casina (added 1990 - - #89002259)
Also known as Pollyform Bra Company;Roxanne Swimsuit Company
90-33 160th St. , New York
Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant, Theater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
New York Architectural Terra Cotta Company Office Building (added 1988 - - #88000539)
42--10 Vernon Blvd. , New York
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kimball,Francis Hatch
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Prospect Cemetery (added 2002 - - #01001438)
159th St. and Beaver Rd. , Jamaica
Peter Greenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Art, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
Queensboro Bridge (added 1978 - - #78001879)
Also known as 59th Street Bridge
59th St. , New York
Johnny S., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hornbostel,Henry, Lindenthal,Gustav
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
St. Monica's Church (added 1980 - - #80002752)
9420 160th St. , New York
CaptJayRuffins, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Farley,Rev. Anthony, Peterson,Anders
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Trans World Airlines Flight Center (added 2005 - - #05000994)
Also known as TWA Terminal 5
John F. Kennedy International Airport , Jamaica
Aude, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Saarinen, Eero & Assoc., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Other, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Air-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Vander Ende--Onderdonk House Site (added 1977 - - #77000975)
Also known as Van Anda House;Van Enden House
1820 Flushing Ave. , New York
Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Rural, European,Rural, American,Industrial
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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