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Douglaston Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New York City Landmark No. 1957
The Douglaston Club, built c. 1819
Location	Roughly bounded by Shore Rd., Marinette St., Douglas Rd. and Cherry St., Douglaston, New York
Coordinates	40°46′33″N 73°45′2″W / 40.77583°N 73.75056°W / 40.77583; -73.75056
Area	197 acres (80 ha)
Architect	various
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.	05000937
NYCL No.	1957
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 1, 2005
Designated NYCL	June 24, 1997

Douglaston Historic District is a national historic district in Douglaston, Queens, New York. It includes 631 contributing buildings and three contributing sites on a mile-long peninsula extending into Little Neck Bay. All but one of the buildings are in residential use and the majority were built in the early- to mid-20th century as a planned suburban community known as Douglas Manor. In the early 20th century, the Rickert-Finlay Realty Company of Manhattan purchased 175 acres (0.71 km) of the Douglas' family holdings, and formed the Douglas Manor Association, creating a planned community. Many of the houses in this area were built in architectural styles popular at the time, such as Tudor, Mediterranean, Colonial Revival, and Arts and Crafts. Located within the district are the separately listed Cornelius Van Wyck House (c. 1735) and Allen-Beville House (c. 1848-1850). Another notable early building is the Van Zandt manor house (c. 1819), which is now the Douglaston Club.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. In 1997, New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission designated Douglas Manor as the Douglaston Historic District, ensuring that no new buildings or external alterations could be made without the commission's approval.

Gallery

• A house in the district in the Victorian style.
• The Douglaston Club, built c. 1819 as the Van Zandt manor house and expanded in the early 1900s to serve as a private club.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Kathy Howe; James Warren; Virginia L. Bartos (June 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Douglaston Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-16. See also: "Accompanying 23 photos". and "Additional documentation".
3. LeDuff, Charlie (June 29, 1997). "A Place 'Like No Other Place' Is Now a Landmark, Too". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
4. Vandam, Jeff (January 7, 2010). "LIVING IN Douglas Manor, Queens Where People Stay, and 'Play Musical Houses". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-01-26.

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Queens, New York
Historic districts	68th Avenue–64th Place 75th Avenue–61st Street Broadway–Flushing Central Avenue Central Ridgewood Cooper Avenue Row Cornelia–Putnam Cypress Avenue East Cypress Avenue West Douglaston Hill Douglaston Far Rockaway Beach Bungalow Forest–Norman Fresh Pond–Traffic Grove–Linden–St. John's Hunters Point Jackson Heights Jacob Riis Park Madison–Putnam–60th Place Richmond Hill Seneca Avenue East Seneca–Onderdonk–Woodward Stockholm–DeKalb–Hart Summerfield Street Row Sunnyside Gardens Woodbine–Palmetto–Gates
Historic properties	Houses Allen-Beville House John Bowne House Ralph Johnson Bunche House Cornelius Van Wyck House King Manor Kingsland Homestead Lent Homestead and Cemetery Louis Armstrong House Queens County Farm Museum Steinway Mansion Vander Ende–Onderdonk House Voelker Orth Museum Religious buildings Astoria Center of Israel Church of the Resurrection The Church-in-the-Gardens First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway First Presbyterian Church of Newtown First Reformed Church Free Synagogue of Flushing Grace Episcopal Church Complex Old Quaker Meeting House Protestant Reformed Dutch Church of Flushing Reformed Church of Newtown Rego Park Jewish Center Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Church St. George's Church St. Luke's Episcopal Church St. Matthew's Episcopal Church St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church St. Monica's Church St. James Church Temple of Israel Synagogue Congregation Tifereth Israel Trinity Chapel Trinity Lutheran Church Post offices Far Rockaway Flushing Forest Hills Jackson Heights Jamaica Long Island City Subway stations Court Square–23rd Street station Elmhurst Avenue station Flushing–Main Street station Other structures Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge Number 878 Beth Olam Cemetery Bohemian Citizens' Benevolent Society College Point Little League Building Flushing Armory Flushing High School Flushing Meadows Carousel Flushing Town Hall Forest Park Carousel Fort Tilden Fort Totten Fort Totten Officers' Club Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Jamaica Savings Bank Kaufman Astoria Studios J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building La Casina Long Island City Courthouse Long Island Motor Parkway Maple Grove Cemetery Marine Air Terminal New York State Pavilion Old Town of Flushing Burial Ground Parkway Village Poppenhusen Institute Prospect Cemetery PS 66 Queens County Savings Bank Queensboro Bridge RKO Keith's Theater Rockaway Courthouse Sidewalk clock on Jamaica Avenue Sohmer and Company Piano Factory Spear and Company Factory Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis TWA Flight Center Wyckoff-Snediker Family Cemetery
National Historic Landmarks	Ralph Johnson Bunche House King Manor Louis Armstrong House Old Quaker Meeting House
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Queens, New York and List of National Historic Landmarks in New York

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• Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Queens, New York
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