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Douglaston Hill Historic District

Historic site · Douglaston, New York

A New York City historic district designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in 2004, with an amendment in 2007. The Commission's report, LP-2155, counts thirty-one buildings in it; PLUTO counts thirty-one lots in the district and one more in the amendment. Zion Episcopal Church and its rectory both stand outside it.

History

LP-2155 records that Van Beuren "sold it in 1843 to Jeremiah Lambertson, a local farmer, who held the property until 1853, when he laid it out in an urban grid, named the subdivision Marathon, and sold the lots at auction." LP-1957 records that "William Douglas apparently attempted a suburban subdivision half a century earlier south of Douglas Manor" and that "He named a number of new streets after the abundant trees on his property (Pine, Poplar, Willow, Cherry)." The district's street names have since changed: Pine Street is now 43rd Avenue, Poplar Street is now 42nd Avenue, Prospect Avenue is now 240th Street, and Willow Street is now Depew Avenue.

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