Douglaston Historic District is a national

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in Douglaston, Queens,

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. It includes 631 contributing buildings and three contributing sites on a mile-long peninsula extending into

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. All but one of the buildings are in residential use and the majority were built in the early- to mid-20th century as a planned suburban community known as Douglas Manor. In the early 20th century, the Rickert-Finlay Realty Company of

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purchased of the Douglas' family holdings, and formed the

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, creating a planned community. Many of the houses in this area were built in architectural styles popular at the time, such as Tudor,

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, and

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. Located within the district are the separately listed Cornelius Van Wyck House (c. 1735) and

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(c. 1848-1850). Another notable early building is the Van Zandt manor house (c. 1819), which is now the Douglaston Club. ''See also:'' ''and'' It was listed on the

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in 2005. In 1997, New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission designated Douglas Manor as the Douglaston Historic District, ensuring that no new buildings or external alterations could be made without the commission's approval.LIVING IN , Douglas Manor, Queens Where People Stay, and ‘Play Musical Houses’ ''The New York Times,'' January 7, 2010
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Gallery

Image: Zion Episcopal Church Douglaston 03.JPG, A house in the district in the Victorian style. Image: Douglaston Club.JPG, The Douglaston Club, built c. 1819 as the Van Zandt manor house and expanded in the early 1900s to serve as a private club.

References

Douglaston–Little Neck, Queens Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Queens, New York New York City designated historic districts New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens, New York Historic districts in Queens, New York {{QueensNY-NRHP-stub