Cambridge Court

37-35 85th Street | Jackson Heights | built 1922

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1. 1922

   Queensboro Corporation starts Cambridge Court during its yearly building drive

   Cambridge Court, which includes 37-35 85th Street, was started in 1922 from George H. Wells's plans, one of the projects the Queensboro Corporation launched each year after Linden Court. The report says these annual campaigns were spurred by state laws of 1920 and 1923 exempting newly built housing from property taxes for ten years, and by a 1922 change to the State Insurance Code letting insurers invest in housing.

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

2. 1922

   Builders file a separate permit for 37-35 85th Street in Cambridge Court

   Unlike several of its neighbors, which shared permits in pairs, 37-35 85th Street was filed on its own under NB 8135-1922. The blockfront's seven buildings follow an A-B-B-A-B-B-A rhythm, with the A buildings stepping slightly forward under flat roofs, cornices and balustraded parapets. Each building has a projecting entrance porch with fluted stone pilasters, which the Landmarks Preservation Commission calls a hallmark of Wells's work.

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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