{"nrhp_refnum":"83001761","name":"Central Avenue Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Myrtle and 70th Ave., and 65th and 66th Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Queens","state":"NY","lat":40.70238933300004,"lon":-73.88963892538666,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A ten-acre residential historic district in Ridgewood, Queens, New York City, made up of 104 three-story brick tenements along 65th Place and 66th Street between 70th Avenue and Myrtle Avenue, built in 1916.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is an intact, cohesive neighborhood of tenements built in imitation of the 'Mathews Flats' model tenements first developed in Ridgewood. The rows share the model's wide lots, interior airshafts, large windows and private sanitary facilities. The rows on 66th Street north of Central Avenue, with brick parapets instead of metal cornices, show an early stage of a shift toward simplified, 'modern' facades.","narrative":"Central Avenue Historic District covers parts of five city blocks in Ridgewood, Queens, and consists of 104 three-story brick tenements on 65th Place and 66th Street, between 70th Avenue and Myrtle Avenue. All were built in 1916 by developer Henry W. Meyer, who hired Louis Berger and Co., described as Ridgewood's most prolific architectural firm. Each building holds two apartments per floor and has amber iron-spot brick patterns, cast-stone lintels and sills, brownstone stoops with ironwork, and pressed metal cornices. Small enclosed front gardens sit behind the lot line. The rows imitate the 'Mathews Flats' model tenements, sharing wide lots, interior airshafts, large windows in every room and separate sanitary facilities in each apartment, though the facade treatment differs. Rows on 66th Street north of Central Avenue have brick parapets instead of metal cornices, reflecting an early move toward simpler detailing. The buildings remain largely intact, with changes mostly limited to doors, ironwork and awnings.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Louis Berger and Co. (architects); Henry W. Meyer (builder)","architectural_style":"Romanesque and Renaissance Revival detail","criteria":[],"status_note":"Largely intact; typical alterations are new doors, ironwork and awnings. No non-contributing buildings.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.65665-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/83001761.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001761/13c0276044-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001761/13c0276044-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"ALT55 - Victor M","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RIDGEWOOD-GLENDALE-FRESH_POND_083.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">ALT55 - Victor M</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:RIDGEWOOD-GLENDALE-FRESH_POND_083.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314442","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Avenue_Historic_District_(Queens)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5060400"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/queens/central-avenue-historic-district-83001761/"}