Public School 66
PS 66 Queens, November 2012
Location85-11 102nd St., Richmond Hill, New York
Coordinates40°41′52″N 73°50′47″W / 40.69778°N 73.84639°W / 40.69778; -73.84639
Arealess than one acre
Built1898
ArchitectSnyder, CBJ; Board of Education, Union Free
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.03000850[1]
NYCL No.2317
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 2003
Designated NYCLJanuary 12, 2010

P.S. 66 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, formally known as Brooklyn Hills School, is a historic school building in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York. It was designed by architect C. B. J. Snyder (1860–1945) and built in 1898. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick structure in the Romanesque style. It has a prominent, off-center tower with belfry. It features a slate roof and decorative stucco frieze. The school has a fortress-like appearance, including prominent round arches highlighting window openings, and a distinctive six-story tower.[2] The building was restored in 2001 and remains in use as a New York City Public School.[3]

P.S. 66 is also a relic from the time when Richmond Hill was a farming community, and was transitioning into an urban residential neighborhood.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1] In 2008, Caroline Kennedy petitioned the New York City Council to make P.S. 66 into a New York City designated landmark.[5] It was listed as a New York City landmark in 2010.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Public School 66" (PDF). nyc.gov. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Kathy Howe (March 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Public School 66" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying 10 photographs
  4. 1 2 "Public School 66" (PDF). nyc.gov. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Hirshon, Nicolas (December 19, 2008). "Save Jackie's School". Daily News.


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