Sidewalk clock on Jamaica Avenue

Sidewalk Clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, New York, NY

Historic street clock at Jamaica Avenue and Union Hall Street
Location 161-11 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, New York
Coordinates 40°42′15″N 73°47′53″W / 40.70417°N 73.79806°W / 40.70417; -73.79806Coordinates: 40°42′15″N 73°47′53″W / 40.70417°N 73.79806°W / 40.70417; -73.79806
MPS Sidewalk Clocks of New York City TR
NRHP Reference # 85000931[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 18, 1985
Designated NYCL August 25, 1981

The sidewalk clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue in the Jamaica section of the borough of Queens in New York City is a historic cast iron sidewalk clock featuring a very unusual design incorporating a bell-cast shaped column base and an anthemion finial above the dial casing.[2]

The clock is located on the southwest corner of Jamaica Avenue and Union Hall Street. The corner is the site of a Chase Manhattan Bank Building which was previously the site of a former pre-colonial stone church that existed from 1699 to 1813, and was converted into a prison during the American Revolution.[3] The clock was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

In front of bank

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Mark L. Peckham (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sidewalk Clocks of New York City Thematic Resources" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  3. ↑ DanTD (June 10, 2013). Jamaica, Queens; Old Stone Church Plaque (photograph). Retrieved June 27, 2013.


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