Douglaston Hill Historic District

Not to be confused with Douglaston Historic District.

Douglaston Hill Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location:	Roughly bounded by Douglaston Pkwy., Northern Blvd., 244th St., 243rd St., and Long Island RR, Douglaston, New York
Coordinates:	40°46′3″N 73°44′43″W / 40.7675°N 73.74528°W / 40.7675; -73.74528Coordinates: 40°46′3″N 73°44′43″W / 40.7675°N 73.74528°W / 40.7675; -73.74528
Area:	22.5 acres (9.1 ha)
Architect:	Hamilton, William J.; Stuart, John, et al.
Architectural style:	Queen Anne, Shingle Style, et al.
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	00001016[1]
Added to NRHP:	August 31, 2000

Douglaston Hill Historic District is a national historic district in Douglaston, Queens, New York. It includes 83 contributing buildings and two contributing sites. The buildings include Zion Episcopal Church (1830), houses and garages, and commercial buildings. The sites are Zion cemetery and public park. It was laid out with very large lots in 1853, at the very beginning of a movement in the United States to create suburban gardens. The buildings include a number of fine examples of late-19th and early 20th century architectural styles such as Queen Anne, Shingle Style, and Colonial Revival. The majority of the buildings date between 1890 and 1940.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.^[1] The area was recognized as an Historic District of New York City in December 2004 by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.^[3]

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. ^ Kathy Howe (June 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Douglaston Hill Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7444. Retrieved 2011-01-16.  See also: "Accompanying 36 photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7455. 
3. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission Designates the Douglaston Hill Historic District in Queens, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, 2004-12-14