King Manor

Infobox_nrhp | name =King Manor
nrhp_type = nhl
locmapin = New York

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caption =
location= Jamaica, Queens, New York, NY
lat_degrees = 40 | lat_minutes = 42 | lat_seconds = 11 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 73 | long_minutes = 51 | long_seconds = 43 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1806
architect=
architecture= Georgian
designated= December 02, 1974cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1467&ResourceType=Building
title=King Manor|date=2007-09-11|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = December 02, 1974cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Local
refnum=74001295

King Manor, also known as 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 [ [http://www.charityadvantage.com/kingmanor/rufus.asp Rufus Biography] ] . It is located at 150th Street and Jamaica Avenue.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.,cite web|url=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/74001295.pdf "King Manor", June 28, 1973, by Robert C. Post.] |495 KB|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination|date=1973-06-28|publisher=National Park Service] ,cite web|url=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/74001295.pdf King Manor--Accompanying photos, exterior, from 1973.] |1.45 MB|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination|date=1973-06-28|publisher=National Park Service]

References

External links

* [http://www.kingmanor.org/Home.asp Official Site]
* [http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=230 King Manor Museum and Park - NYC Parks and Recreation]