Queens County, New York

Founding: 1683
Parent county: The colony of New Netherland

Namesake: Catherine of Braganza, Queen of England
Seat: Jamaica (1683–1787, 1899–); Mineola (1787–1874); Long Island City (1874–1899)

Land area: 109 square miles

Population (2020): 2,405,464

Population (historic): 6,159 (1790); 9,049 (1830); 45,468 (1870); 152,999 (1900); 1,079,129 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1970; 1980–2020

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 267,568 (30.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 70%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 21.9%

Housing in disrepair (1950): 1.5%

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Jamaica

Namesake: The island of Jamaica

Founding: 1656 (founding as Rustdorp); 1794 (post office); 1814 (incorporation)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Riker–Lent House (c. 1656/1729/1800). 7803 19th Road. Dutch Colonial.
2. Charles Doughty House (c. 1774). 14335 37th Avenue.
3. Benjamin Pike House (1858). 1822 41st Street. Italianate.
4. John Bowne House (c. 1661/1690/1830). 3701 Bowne Street.
5. Benjamin Allen House (1848–1850). 29 Center Drive. Italianate.
6. Rufus King House (c. 1700/1806). 15003 Jamaica Avenue. Georgian.
7. Cornell–Cox Farm (c. 1760/1840). 7350 Little Neck Parkway.
8. Smidt–Vander Ende House (1661/1709). 1820 Onderdonk Avenue. Dutch Colonial.
9. Cornelius Van Wyck House (c. 1735). 126 West Drive. Dutch Colonial.
10. Van Zandt House (c. 1819/1900). 600 West Drive. Federal/Classical Revival.

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