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Queens County Savings Bank
Queens County Savings Bank is a historic bank building, that used to house the Kew Gardens Hills branch of the Queens Library, located on Main Street (Queens), Main Street in the Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, Kew Gardens Hills section of the New York City Boroughs of New York City, borough of Queens. It was built in 1953-1954 to resemble Independence Hall in the Georgian architecture, Georgian Revival style. It is a brick building that consists of a tall central tower with flanking two-story, side-gabled wings. It is four bays wide and has a six-stage, square tower featuring a second story Palladian architecture#Venetian and Palladian windows, Palladian window. The tower has an octagonal bell tower, belfry topped by a smaller cupola and spire. ''See also:'' It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. References External links * 1954 establishments in New York City Commercial buildings completed in 1954 Commercial buildings in Queens, New York Bank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Street (Queens)
Main Street is a major north-south street in the borough of Queens in New York City, extending from Queens Boulevard in Briarwood to Northern Boulevard in Flushing. Created in the 17th century as one of Flushing's main roads, Main Street has been lengthened at various points in its existence. Route description Main Street runs relatively north to south with two to three lanes in either direction, and serves as the major road for Flushing, Queens. From the north, it begins at Northern Boulevard in Downtown Flushing, also known as Flushing Chinatown, one of New York City's largest Asian enclaves. Just south of Roosevelt Avenue and the Long Island Rail Road overpass, Kissena Boulevard (formerly Jamaica Road) branches off from Main Street at a triangle, before traveling on a parallel course. After passing through Kissena Park, Main Street intersects with the Long Island Expressway north of Queens College. South of Queens College, it intersects with Jewel Avenue near the neig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
