Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building

Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building is a historic office building located in the Jamaica section of the New York City borough of Queens. It was designed in 1928 by George W. Conable (1866-1933) and is a ten-story, T-shaped building in the Colonial Revival style.[2]

Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building
Location8931 161st St., New York, New York
Coordinates40°42′20″N 73°47′57″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1928
ArchitectConable, George W.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.83001773 [1]
NYCL No.2386
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1983
Designated NYCLOctober 26, 2010

George W. Conable designed the building's facade based on 19th-century American and British precedents.[2] It is a steel-frame building faced in red brick and trimmed in stone and terra cotta detail. It has tripartite massing with a one-story terra cotta base, six story section, and stepped back eighth and ninth stories. The top story is a one-story pedimented temple.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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