Parkway Village | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Parkway_Village_02.JPG) Two buildings enclosing a landscaped court | |
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| Location | Bounded by Union Tpke., 150th St., Goethals Ave., Parsons Blvd., Grand Central Parkway, & Main St. in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York City |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′02″N 73°48′46″W / 40.71722°N 73.81278°W |
| Area | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| Built | 1947 |
| Architect | Leonard Schultze and Associates; landscape by Clarence Combs |
| Architectural style | Neo-Georgian, "modernized Colonial" |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000052[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 28, 2012 |
Parkway Village is a garden apartment complex with 675 residential units, located on 35 acres (14 ha) in the Briarwood section of Queens in New York City.[2] It was completed in 1947 to house United Nations employees and delegates, many of whom had faced racial discrimination when they sought housing in other areas.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/27/12 through 3/02/12. National Park Service. 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Parkway Village, 144-35 Charter Road". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 August 2016.