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    Third time the charm for Jamaica Savings Bank

    Designation  •  Jamaica, Queens
    Jamaica Savings Bank. Photo: LPC.

    Landmarks cites newly found political support behind the designation of 110-year-old Beaux Arts-style building. On February 12, 2008, Landmarks voted to designate the former Jamaica Savings Bank, located on Jamaica Avenue in Queens. This is the third time Landmarks had voted to designate the building. In 1975 the Board of Estimate rejected Landmarks’ designation, and in 1990 the City Council did the same. In both instances, the failure to designate was motivated by the opposition of the building’s owner and the local Chamber of Commerce.

    The 1898 building, designed by the architecture firm Hough & Duell, is one of the few remaining examples of the Beaux Arts style in Queens. The ornate facade of the four-story building remains largely intact, despite it lying vacant for several years since it ceased to function as a bank in 1964. (read more…)

    Tags : 161-02 Jamaica Avenue, Hough & Duell, Jamaica Savings Bank
    Date:03/15/2008
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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