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J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark No. 1132

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Location	162-24 Jamaica Ave., Queens, New York
Coordinates	40°42′15.6″N 73°47′49″W / 40.704333°N 73.79694°W / 40.704333; -73.79694
Area	less than one acre
Built	1931
Architect	Allmendinger & Schlendorf
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	83001775^[1]
NYCL No.	1132
Added to NRHP	September 8, 1983
Designated NYCL	November 24, 1981

J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building is a historic commercial building in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens in New York City. It was built in 1931 and is a six-story, steel-frame building with two decorated sides in the Art Deco style. It is three bays by six bays and features a metal-framed windows with stepped pylon motif rising through all four floors. They are of cast aluminum with geometric designs. It was built to house a franchise of the J. Kurtz and Sons furniture store, founded by Jacob Kurtz in 1870.^[2]^[3]

It was designated as a New York City Landmark in 1981, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1] Today it is a local The Children's Place franchise,^[4] as well as other local shops and an office for the New York City Department of Probation.^[5]

References

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Larry E. Gobrecht (May 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-16. See also: "Accompanying five photos".
^ Jamaica Avenue, Queens (Forgotten New York)
^ The Children's Place - Jamaica Avenue, Queens, New York (Google Search)
^ Locations and Information (New York City Department of Probation)

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