{"nrhp_refnum":"73001251","name":"Hunters Point Historic District","other_names":["Dominie's Hook","Bennetts Point"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Along 45th Ave., between 21st and 23rd Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Queens","state":"NY","lat":40.74715298400005,"lon":-73.9463362488145,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-09-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small residential historic district along Forty-fifth Avenue between 21st and 23rd Streets in Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, New York City. The brick and stone town houses date from the last quarter of the 19th century, and the street was first developed in the 1870s.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be a microcosm of New York City domestic architecture from the Civil War to the turn of the century. It is notable for its range of 1890s styles, from Italianate rows to later vernacular houses, and for its unusually well-preserved original detail. It also reflects the history of Hunters Point as the seat of government for Long Island City and Queens County.","narrative":"Forty-fifth Avenue between 21st and 23rd Streets in Hunters Point, Queens, holds a compact group of 19th-century town houses. Many keep their original stoops, cornices, pedimented doorways and arched lintels carried on brackets, and the cornice line is nearly uniform along the block. The land was once part of the Van Alst farm and was later owned by Union College. Spencer B. Root and John P. Rust bought it in 1870 to develop what was then East Twelfth Street. The stone houses stood out in a neighborhood of mostly wooden buildings and became known as \"White Collar Row.\" Residents were largely of Irish descent, and many worked in the government of Long Island City. Hunters Point had become the seat of government for both Long Island City and Queens County. The district is valued for its range of 1890s styles and for having been spared the changes that altered similar areas. The Manhattan skyline forms a backdrop to the avenue's trees, stoops and facades.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":"Development begun by Spencer B. Root of Springfield, Massachusetts, and John P. Rust of Brooklyn, who bought the land from Union College in 1870.","architectural_style":"Italianate rows and later vernacular interpretations","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is listed as excellent; present use is private residence, with various private owners. Houses were converted to multi-family dwellings during the Depression.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:38.902949-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/73001251.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001251/9322c12ee2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001251/9322c12ee2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"GeorgeLouis","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Religious_procession_at_50th_Avenue,_Hunters_Point,_Queens,_NYC,_1989.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">GeorgeLouis</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Religious_procession_at_50th_Avenue,_Hunters_Point,_Queens,_NYC,_1989.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321096","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunters_Point,_Queens","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3143364"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/queens/hunters-point-historic-district-73001251/"}