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Douglaston Hill Historic District is a national Landmarks Preservation Commission Designates the Douglaston Hill Historic District in Queens
, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, 2004-12-14 In 2012, some numbered streets in the historic district were renamed to their original names, with 43rd Avenue becoming Pine Street.
Image: Zion Episcopal Church Douglaston 04.JPG, Zion Episcopal Church dates to 1830. This building was built in 1927 after an earlier building burned down.
Image: Zion Episcopal Church Douglaston 01.JPG, The Zion Episcopal Church building is surrounded by generous grounds that include a cemetery.
Image: Zion Episcopal Church Douglaston 02.JPG, This monument in the Zion church cemetery is inscribed "Here rest the last of the Matinecoc." It commemorates the Native Americans whose remains were found and moved to the cemetery when nearby Northern Boulevard was widened in the 1930s.
Image: Zion Episcopal Church Douglaston 06.JPG, The Zion Episcopal Church rectory, built 1890 and located on the church grounds.
historic district
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in Douglaston, Queens, New York
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. It includes 83 contributing buildings and two contributing sites. The buildings include Zion Episcopal Church (1830), houses and garages, and commercial buildings. The sites are Zion cemetery and public park. It was laid out with very large lots in 1853, at the very beginning of a movement in the United States to create suburban gardens. The buildings include a number of fine examples of late-19th- and early 20th-century architectural styles such as Queen Anne, Shingle Style, and Colonial Revival. The majority of the buildings date between 1890 and 1940. ''See also:''
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. The area was recognized as a New York City designated landmark district in December 2004 by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission., New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, 2004-12-14 In 2012, some numbered streets in the historic district were renamed to their original names, with 43rd Avenue becoming Pine Street.
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Historic districts in Queens, New York Queen Anne architecture in New York City Shingle Style architecture in New York City Douglaston–Little Neck, Queens 1853 establishments in New York (state) 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 {{QueensNY-NRHP-stub