NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday 21 nominations to be added to the State and National Registers of Historic Places, five of which are in New York City.
Placement on the register gives the owners of the historic sites access to public preservation programs, state grants and tax credits.
"As we reflect on the broad and diverse history of the Empire State, these nominations represent the places behind the inspiring stories from our past," Hochul said. "These additions to the historic registers will help ensure resources are available to protect historic sites so that the past can continue to inspire us today — and into the future."
If approved by the national register, the nominees will join the ranks of over 120,000 historical, architectural, archaeological and cultural sites on the list in New York State.
Here are the nominations from from New York City:
Kent Manor, Queens:
The co-op was built in 1937 in the Georgian Revival style by Benjamin Braunstein. The building features a garden courtyard. It was renamed to Hampton Court in 1987.
Hunts Point Rail Station, the Bronx
The now-vacant station was built in 1908. Cass Gilbert designed it with French Renaissance architecture. The governor’s office said it “represents the expansion of New York City's transportation during the early 20th century.”
Boulevard Houses, Brooklyn
The 26-acre NYCHA housing development was built in 1949 amid a housing crisis that followed the second world war. The 18 residential buildings house 1,400 units and are built in a European Modernist style.
Fiorentino Plaza, Brooklyn
The 160-unit NYCHA housing complex was built in 1971. It utilized the “vest pocket” design approach, which downsized public housing projects to match the character of the low-rise neighborhoods they were placed in.
Paddy’s Market Historic District, Manhattan
The district in Hell’s Kitchen is home to dozens of historic tenement, commercial and industrial buildings, as well as a church and a former stable. Between 1885 and 1939 the area was the site of a large, open-air market named Paddy’s. The multi-ethnic shops that exist there now are an echo of the immigrant communities that started the market.
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