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Seneca Avenue East Historic District

Coordinates: 40°41′59″N 73°54′7″W / 40.69972°N 73.90194°W / 40.69972; -73.90194
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Seneca Avenue East Historic District
A block in the historic district
Seneca Avenue East Historic District is located in New York City
Seneca Avenue East Historic District
Seneca Avenue East Historic District is located in New York
Seneca Avenue East Historic District
Seneca Avenue East Historic District is located in the United States
Seneca Avenue East Historic District
LocationRoughly Seneca Ave. E. between Hancock and Summerfield Sts., New York, New York
Coordinates40°41′59″N 73°54′7″W / 40.69972°N 73.90194°W / 40.69972; -73.90194
Area8.5 acres (3.4 ha)
Built1905
Architectural styleRenaissance, Romanesque
MPSRidgewood MRA
NRHP reference No.83001778 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1983

Seneca Avenue East Historic District is a national historic district in Ridgewood, Queens, New York. It includes 120 contributing buildings built between 1900 and 1915. They consist mainly of brick two story row houses with one apartment per floor and three story tenements with two apartments per floor. They feature speckled brick facades in various shades of yellow, amber, burnt orange, brown, and cream.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Donald G. Presa (August 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Seneca Avenue East Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-01. See also: "Accompanying three photos".