Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building

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.^[2]

Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark No. 2386
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Location	8931 161st St., New York, New York
Coordinates	40°42′20″N 73°47′57″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1928
Architect	Conable, George W.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	83001773 [1]
NYCL No.	2386
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 8, 1983
Designated NYCL	October 26, 2010

George W. Conable designed the building's facade based on 19th-century American and British precedents.^[2] It is a steel-frame building faced in red brick and trimmed in stone and terra cotta detail. It has tripartite massing with 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.^[3]

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

See also

• List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Queens County, New York

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. October 26, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
3. 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. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-01-16. See also: "Accompanying five photos".