Cypress Avenue West Historic District
Cypress Avenue West Historic District | |
 PS 81 in the historic district | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by St. Nicholas and Seneca Aves., Linden and Stockholm Sts., New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°42′15″N 73°54′45″W / 40.70417°N 73.91250°W / 40.70417; -73.91250 |
| Area | 36.5 acres (14.8 ha) |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | Berger, Louis, & Co.; multiple |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Romanesque, Romanesque Revival |
| MPS | Ridgewood MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001768 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 30, 1983 |
Cypress Avenue West Historic District is a national historic district in Ridgewood, Queens, New York. It includes 440 contributing buildings built between 1888 and 1906. They consist mainly of brick two and three story row houses with one apartment per floor and three story tenements with two apartments per floor. Also included in the district is Public School #81, St. John's Ridgewood United Methodist Church, and a row of commercial buildings. They feature Romanesque Revival style applied detailing.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Donald G. Presa (August 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cypress Avenue West Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-02-01. See also: "Accompanying 10 photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
