Flushing Town Hall

United States historic place

Significant dates

Flushing Town Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark No. 0139

Flushing Town Hall, April 2009
40°45′50″N 73°49′49″W / 40.76389°N 73.83028°W / 40.76389; -73.83028
Area	less than one acre
Built	1862
Website	www.flushingtownhall.org
NRHP reference No.	72000904 ^[1]
NYCL No.	0139
Added to NRHP	March 16, 1972
Designated NYCL	July 30, 1968

Flushing Town Hall is a performing arts center and historic town hall at 137-35 Northern Boulevard in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens in New York City. It served as the seat of government of the village of Flushing until the village became part of City of Greater New York in 1898. It was built in 1862 and is a 2-story, three-by-six-bay, brick building with basement and attic. A style of architecture that originated in Germany, Rundbogenstil ("round arch style"), was used here and in a number of American buildings of the Civil War Era. The earliest photographs show the building to have been painted a light color. The use of paint was discontinued following adhesion problems during a restoration. A small rear wing was added in 1938 containing a block of jail cells. The front facade features a triple arched portico topped by a classic entablature with low balustrade.^[2]

It was listed as a New York City Landmark in 1968 and on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[1]

The building houses the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts (FCCA). As a member of New York City's Cultural Institutions Group (CIG), the FCCA serves as stewards of Flushing Town Hall, restoring, managing and programming the historic 1862 landmark on behalf of the City of New York. FCCA celebrates the history of Queens as the home of jazz by presenting jazz performance.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Stephen S. Lash (April 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Flushing Town Hall". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2011. See also: "Accompanying photo". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
^ "Mission & History - Flushing Town Hall". www.flushingtownhall.org. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

External links

Media related to Flushing Town Hall at Wikimedia Commons

Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts (FCCA) website Archived 2020-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
Flushing Town Hall website

Flushing

Queens, New York City

Designated landmarks

Heritage Trail, Downtown Flushing	Flushing Armory Flushing High School Flushing Town Hall John Bowne House Kingsland Homestead Lewis H. Latimer House Old Quaker Meeting House Protestant Reformed Dutch Church of Flushing RKO Keith's Theater St. George's Church United States Post Office Weeping Beech
Others	Old Town of Flushing Burial Ground Unisphere Voelker Orth Museum

Parks and recreation

Public parks	Bowne Park Flushing Fields Flushing Meadows–Corona Park Kissena Park Queens Botanical Garden Queens Zoo Rachel Carson Playground
Stadiums	Citi Field USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Arthur Ashe Stadium Louis Armstrong Stadium

Enclaves

Education

Transportation

Subway
- Main Street
LIRR
- Main Street
- Murray Hill
- Broadway

See also: Queens Community Board 7

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