Georgian Gardens
34-57 82nd Street | also 82-01 35th Avenue | Jackson Heights | built 1936
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 1935
Three Star Invest Co. builds the Georgian Gardens at 82nd Street and 35th Avenue
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The six-story Georgian Gardens went up in 1935-36 for the Three Star Invest Co., designed by the Cohn Brothers under new-building permit NB 4594-1935. Like other late apartment houses in Jackson Heights, it takes an end-of-block site on 35th Avenue and opens a large recessed entrance court toward 82nd Street. Faced in red brick with white trim, it resembles the Cohn firm's Colonial Arms on 83rd Street and the neighboring Senate Gardens of 1937.
“Built in 1935-36 to designs by the Cohn Brothers, the six-story-and-basement Georgian Gardens is among the later apartment buildings erected in the historic district.”
- 1935
The Georgian Gardens takes its name from the style of its facade
Many Jackson Heights apartment houses of the 1930s announced their architecture in their names, and the landmarks report lists the Georgian Gardens alongside the Colonial Arms as examples. Others nodded to the colonial and early Federal past less directly, such as the Mt. Vernon, named for George Washington's estate, Jefferson Hall and The Litchfield.
“The symbolism of the style is reflected in its name, as is the case in many of these 1930s apartments; others in the district include Georgian Gardens…”
- 1993
A professional office and ramp alter the Georgian Gardens' 35th Avenue side
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By the time the Jackson Heights Historic District was designated in 1993, the Georgian Gardens had lost its original entrance doors. A concrete, brick and steel ramp had been added to reach a professional office on 35th Avenue, and the balconettes had been taken off two second-story bays on that side, leaving only their brackets behind.
“…the addition of a concrete, brick, and steel ramp leading to a professional office installed on 35th Avenue…”
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- Senate Gardens82-15 35th Avenue | 2 entries
- Colonial Apartments34-47 82nd Street | 2 entries
- 34-50 83rd Street3 entries
- Colonial Apartments34-43 82nd Street | 1 entry
- 34-48 83rd Street3 entries
- St. Joan of Arc Rectory82-00 35th Avenue | 2 entries