82-12 37th Avenue

also 82-18 37th Avenue, 82-14 37th Avenue, 82-16 37th Avenue | Jackson Heights | built 1920

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1920
Queensboro Corporation opens the first commercial building on 37th Avenue
In 1920 the Queensboro Corporation built this one-story row of shops at the corner of 37th Avenue and 83rd Street. It was the first commercial building on the avenue within today's historic district. The architect was George H. Wells, known for his early and inventive garden apartment designs in Jackson Heights.
“Built in 1920 to designs by George H. Wells, this is the first commercial building to be erected along 37th Avenue within the historic district.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1993
The original brick and a Spanish-tile eave survive on the 83rd Street side
By the 1993 designation of the Jackson Heights Historic District, signs and storefront alterations obscured much of the building's 37th Avenue facade. On 83rd Street, however, the commission found more of the original brick wall still visible, along with a projecting eave roofed in Spanish tile and a brick parapet with stone coping.
“More of the original brick wall can be seen on the 83rd Street facade, which also retains a projecting eave with a Spanish tile roof.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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