J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building

J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark  No. 1132
Seen on a snowy March day in 2017
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Location	162-24 Jamaica Ave., Queens, New York
Coordinates	40°42′15.6″N73°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
Significant dates
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]

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. Larry E. Gobrecht (May 1983). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Kurtz, J., and Sons Store Building. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 21, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. Jamaica Avenue, Queens (Forgotten New York)
4. The Children's Place - Jamaica Avenue, Queens, New York (Google Search)
5. Locations and Information (New York City Department of Probation)