English Garden Homes – Introduction
Between 1924 and 1928 the Queensboro Corporationbuilt rows of
what it called “English Garden Homes” along many of the side streets
in the eastern and western sections of Jackson Heights (east of 83rd
Street and west of 76th Street).
The houses were built of brick, in groups of two to six units, making them either fully attached or semi-attached. Only three or four rows of houses were built as fully detached units. And because they were built along the side streets, every house has both eastern and western exposures.
Most of the houses are one-family dwellings of three to five bedrooms. A few rows of two-family houses were built with a top-floor apartment of four rooms, which could either be used by the owners or rented to tenants. All houses have a living room, dining room and kitchen on the first floor (for some reason, bathrooms were never included on the first floor). The second and third floors each have two or three bedrooms and one bath. The houses have fireplaces, either slate or terracotta tile roofs, and are typically of neo-Georgian, neo-Tudor or Romanesque design. The architects of these homes included C.F. & D.E. McAvoy, Robert Tappan, Varrone & Glucroft, and Pierce Kieswetter.
While some houses have private driveways, most have party drives in the rear. Garages are either detached, housing one or two cars, or built into the basement, located below the first floor’s dining room. Some have backyards or small sitting areas directly adjacent to the house, while others have a backyard that lies across from the party drive.
Year | Building Name | Address | Architect |
1911 | Rowhouses | 37-46 to 37-60 83rd Street | Charles Peck |
1914 | Laurel Court | 33-05 to 33-21 82nd Street | George H. Wells |
1915 | Penrhyn & Oban Courts | 34-06 82nd Street & 81-14 34th Street | George H. Wells |
The Colonials | 34-21 to 34-51 82nd Street | George H. Wells | |
1916 | Plymouth Court | 35-16 to 35-50 82nd Street | George H. Wells |
Willow Court | 35-35 and 35-45 82nd Street | George H. Wells | |
1917 | The Greystones | 35-15 to 35-55 80th Street(Both Sides of the block) | George H. Wells |
1919 | Linden Court | 37-11 to 37-59 84th Street & 37-12 to37-60 85th Street | Andrew J. Thomas |
1921 | Hampton Court | 35-15 to 37-55 78th Street & 35-16 to35-56 79th Street | George H. Wells |
1922 | Elm Court | 34-27 to 34-49 79th Street & 34-28 to34-50 80th Street | George H. Wells |
Hawthorne Court | 35-13 to 35-55 76th Street & 35-14 to35-58 77th Street | George H. Wells | |
Laburnum Court | 37-15 to 37-31 79th Street & 37-16 to37-32 80th Street | George H. Wells | |
1923 | The Chateau | 34-05 to 34-47 80th Street & 34-06 to34-48 81st Street | Andrew J. Thomas |
Cambridge Court | 37-13 to 37-57 85th Street & 37-14 to37-58 86th Street | George H. Wells | |
Community Church | 81-10 35th Avenue | F.P Platt Bros. | |
Hayes Court | 33-53 82nd Street & 33-54 83rd Street | Andrew J. Thomas | |
1924 | Ivy Court | 34-09 83rd Street & 34-10 84th Street | Andrew J. Thomas |
The Towers | 33-15 to 22-51 80th Street & 33-16 to33-52 81st Street | Andrew J. Thomas | |
English Garden Homes | 37-11 to 37-57 87th Street | C.F & D.E McAvoy | |
P.S. 69 | 77-10 37th Avenue | C.B.J. Snyder | |
1925 | Cedar Court | 83-09 35th Avenue | Andrew J. Thomas |
English Garden Homes | 35-13 to 35-49 87th Street (East) | C.F & D.E McAvoy | |
35-16 to 35-56 87th Street (West) | C.F & D.E McAvoy &Leonard C.L. Smith | ||
34-15 to 34-57 87th Street (East) | Robert Tappan | ||
Spanish Gardens | 37-15 to 37-57 83rd Street & 37-16 to37-58 84th Street | Andrew J. Thomas | |
Boulevard Theartre | 82-28 Northern Boulevard | Herbert J. Krapp | |
1926 | La Mesa Verde Apartments | 34-19 to 34-47 90th Street | Henry Atterbury Smith |
Sunchester Apartments | 37-41 to 37-55 79th Street & 37-16 to37-56 80th Street | H. Hamilton | |
English Garden Homes | 37-13 to 37-57 78th Street (East) | B. Dreisler, Jr. | |
37-14 to 37-58 79th Street (West) | B. Dreisler, Jr. | ||
34-14 to 34-50 87th Street (West) | Robert Tappan | ||
34-14 to 34-50 88th Street (West) | Varrone & Glucroft | ||
Church of Christ, Scientist | 86-17 35th Avenue | Arnold W. Brunner | |
St. Joan Parish House | 82-00 35th Avenue | Murphy & Lehman | |
1927 | English Garden Homes | 34-11 to 34-51 84th Street (East) | Robert Tappan |
34-14 to 34-52 85th Street (West) | Robert Tappan | ||
34-17 to 34-51 86th Street (East) | Robert Tappan | ||
34-28 to 34-52 76th Street (West) | Varrone & Glucroft | ||
34-27 to 34-51 75th Street (East) | Varrone & Glucroft | ||
33-17 to 33-49 83rd Street (East) | F. Saviginano | ||
34-16 to 34-52 86th Street (West) | Rogers & Hanneman | ||
33-10 to 33-46 86th Street (East) | J. Lubroth | ||
35-15 to 35-49 86th Street (East) | Stidolph | ||
Spanish Towers Homes | 34-30 to 34-52 75th Street (West) | Unknown | |
Garden Day School | 33-16 79th Street | Robert Tappan | |
Hillcrest Court | 70-35 Broadway | S.L. Malkind | |
St. Mark’s Church | 33-50 82nd Street | Robert Tappan | |
1928 | English Gables | 37-12 to 37-46 82nd Street | Robert Tappan |
Boulevard Court | 33-07 83rd Street & 33-08 84th Street | Seelig & Finklestein | |
Not Named | 83-03 to 83-17 34th Avenue | Eccles | |
English Garden Homes | 34-15 to 34-51 83rd Street (East) | Pierce L. Kieswetter | |
34-16 to 34-52 84th Street (West) | Pierce L. Kieswetter | ||
33-12 to 33-44 85th Street (West) | Pierce L. Kieswetter | ||
33-11 to 33-45 85th Street (East) | Pierce L. Kieswetter | ||
34-32 to 34-50 83rd Street (West) | J.Junge | ||
33-18 to 33-44 83rd Street (West) | Eccles | ||
33-14 to 33-48 84th Street (West) | Stidolph | ||
33-23 to 33-45 84th Street (East) | Stidolph | ||
33-15 to 33-43 86th Street (East) | A. Farber | ||
1929 | Commodore/Ambassador | 37-05 80th Street & 37-06 81st Street | Kavy & Kavovitt |
Ravenna Court | 35-63 80th Street & 35-64 81st Street | Roger & Hanneman | |
Verona Court | 35-63 79th Street & 35-64 80th Street | Edward A. Adelsohn | |
Robert Morris Apts. | 37-05 79th Street & 37-06 80th Street | Edward A. Adelsohn | |
Princeton Court | 35-06 73rd Street | Morris Rothstein | |
Queensboro Corp. Building | 37-06 82nd Street | Morrell Smith | |
Not Named | 82-06 & 82-16 34th Avenue | Eccles | |
1930 | Beech Court | 75-05 & 75-15 35th Avenue | Ricca & Ungarleider |
Maple Court | 35-45 81st Street | Ricca & Ungarleider | |
Georgian Hall | 35-63 83rd Street & 35-64 84th Street | Edward A. Adelsohn | |
Fillmore Hall | 35-15 83rd Street, 35-10 84th Street &83-10 34th Avenue | Edward A. Adelsohn | |
Eldorago Apartments | 37-21 80th Street | Robert Blaufeux | |
1931 | Oak Hall | 35-33 83rd Street & 35-34 84th Street | Cohn Brothers |
1935 | Buckingham Hall | 74-15 34th Avenue | Seelig & Finklestein |
Colonial Mansion | 34-20 83rd Street | Cohn Brothers | |
Floridian Court | 34-57 73rd Street | T. Craver | |
The Fleetwood | 34-56 74th Street | T. Craver | |
English Gables II | 37-11 to 37-29 82nd Street (East) | Simon Zelnik | |
1936 | Granada Towers | 33-51 84th Street | Cohn Brothers |
Georgian Gardens | 34-57 82nd Street | Cohn Brothers | |
The Mount Vernon | 34-31 81st Street | Cohn Brothers | |
The Saybrook | 85-10 34th Avenue | Joshua Tabatchnik | |
Stephen Hall | 35-40 & 35-42 82nd Street | Kavy & Kavovitt | |
The Windsor | 72-17 34th Avenue | Cohn Brothers | |
1937 | Allendale Apartments | 34-20 82nd Street | Joshua Tabatchnik |
Belvedere Apartments | 84-12 35th Avenue | Joshua Tabatchnik | |
Berkeley Hall | 77-12 35th Avenue | Joshua Tabatchnik | |
Berkeley Apartments | 35-25 77th Street | Joshua Tabatchnik | |
Fairway Hall | 76-09 34th Avenue | Joshua Tabatchnik | |
Griswold Hall | 86-10 34th Avenue | Joshua Tabatchnik | |
The Elbertson | 79-15 35th Avenue | Cohn Brothers | |
Not Named | 35-40 83rd Street | Cohn Brothers | |
Delano Apartments | 34-44 82nd Street | Cohn Brothers | |
Senate Gardens | 8215 35th Avenue | Seelig & Finklestein | |
Jackson House | 35-53 77th Street | Morris Rothstein | |
Westgate-Eastgate | 35-51 82nd Street & 35-54 83rd Street | Miller & Goldhammer | |
Post Office | 78-02 35th Avenue | H.O. VanDerlyn | |
English Gables III | 37-01 82nd Street (Demolished) | John Harold Barry | |
1938 | Berkeley Gardens | 35-26 78th Street | Philip Birnbaum |
1939 | Dunnolly Gardens | 34-21 & 34-41 78th Street, 34-22 &34-42 79th Street, 78-11 35th Avenue & 78-12 34th Avenue | Andrew J. Thomas |
The Arlington | 79-05 35th Avenue | Joshua Tabatchnik | |
Jefferson Hall | 78-12 35th Avenue | Joshua Tabatchnik | |
1940 | The Colton | 76-15 35th Avenue | Ricca & Ungarleider |
The Warwick | 76-12 35th Avenue | Ricca & Ungarleider | |
Belvedere Gardens | 35-15 84th Street & 35-16 85th Street | Seelig & Finklestein | |
The Litchfield | 35-43 84th Street | Joshua Tabatchnik | |
Washington Plaza | 73-12 35th Avenue | Sylvan Breine | |
Montclair & Sherwood | 35-35 75th Street & 35-36 76th Street | Philip Birnbaum | |
The Hampshire House | 35-45 79th Street | Cohn Brothers | |
1941 | Stratford Hall | 80-09 35th Avenue | Cohn Brothers |
The Manchester | 77-11 35th Avenue | Philip Birnbaum | |
Victor Morre Arcade | 75th Street & Roosevelt Avenue | George A. Boehm | |
1947 | Carlton House | 34-41 85th Street | Philip Birnbaum |
Queensboro Building | 78-17 37th Avenue | Andrew J. Thomas | |
1948 | The Dover | 34-35 76th Street | Philip Birnbaum |
1949 | The Greenbrier | 35-49 84th Street | Boris W. Dorfman |
The Woodstock | 81-05 & 81-15 35th Avenue | Philip Birnbaum | |
Versailles Gardens | 76-10 34th Avenue | Kesslen & Son | |
1950 | Saxony Apartments(Five Buildings) | 87-09, 87-10, 86-11, 88-11, &88-10 34th Avenue | Philip Birnbaum |
Monticello Gardens | 37-20 to 37-56 87th Street | Kavy & Kavovitt | |
1951 | Blessed Sacrament Church | 34-43 93rd Street | H.J. McGill |
Jackson House | 85-11 34th Avenue | Philip Birnbaum | |
The Winslow | 80-08 35th Avenue | Philip Birnbaum | |
1953 | Jackson Heights Library | 35-51 81 Street | S.Keller |
Livingston Apartments | 35-65 86th Street | Schulman & Soloway | |
1954 | Roosevelt Terrace | 35-11 to 35-31 & 35-50 85th Street | Philip Birnbaum |
The Monterey | 37-30 83rd Street | Seelig & Finklestein |
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