{"nrhp_refnum":"01000239","name":"Bohemian Hall and Park","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"29-19 24th Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Astoria","county":"Queens","state":"NY","lat":40.772951841000065,"lon":-73.91605043699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-03-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["European","Social History","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Czech community complex at 29-19 24th Avenue in Astoria, Queens, made up of a two-story Neo-Classical Revival hall (completed 1911), a one-story bar building (1914) and a walled beer garden developed in the early 1930s.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is significant for its long role in Czech and Slavic immigrant social life and as home to Sokol clubs for ninety years. It also holds the last beer garden and Czech school of their kind in New York City. The hall is considered a distinctive example of early twentieth-century meeting hall design serving social, cultural and recreational needs.","narrative":"Bohemian Hall and Park occupies the corner of 24th Avenue and 29th Street in Astoria, Queens. It includes a brick and limestone Neo-Classical Revival hall completed in 1911, a small bar building added in 1914, and a beer garden enclosed by a rock-faced concrete block wall. The Bohemian Citizens Benevolent Society built the hall, with Frank Chmelik recorded as architect, and the garden was formalized in the early 1930s on land donated by member families. Its entrance carries the Czech inscription \"Cesky Domov,\" meaning Czech Home. The complex has housed Sokol gymnastics clubs, a Czech language school, amateur theatricals and choral groups. It is described as the last beer garden in New York City, and its Czech school and Sokol hall are among the last of their kind there. The nomination presents it as a rare example of cultural continuity for Czech immigrants, and as a gathering place for many other ethnic groups in Astoria.","period_of_significance":"1910 to present","architect_builder":"Chmelik, Frank (architect of the Hall)","architectural_style":"Late 19th & 20th Century Revivals: Neo-classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in active use as a Czech and Slovak community center, with the auditorium used for Sokol, a Czech language school, meeting rooms, a bar and the beer garden.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.552589-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/01000239.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000239/ee4286a042-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000239/ee4286a042-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jim.henderson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bohemian_Hall_Astoria_jeh.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim.henderson</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bohemian_Hall_Astoria_jeh.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321060","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Citizens%27_Benevolent_Society","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4938093"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/queens/bohemian-hall-and-park-01000239/"}