Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
Office of the Register | |
 The former Queens Office of the Register, now the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning | |
  Location within New York City  Location within New York  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 161-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, New York 11432, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°42′14″N 73°47′53″W / 40.70375°N 73.79816°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Neo-Italian Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002754 [1] |
| NYCL No. | 0875 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 3, 1980 |
| Designated NYCL | November 12, 1974 |
The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning in Jamaica, Queens, New York is a performing and visual arts center that was founded in 1972 as part of local efforts to revitalize the surrounding business district.[2] Located in the former Office of the Register, as of 2025, it serves more than 53,000 people annually via two art galleries, along with art, music, and animation studios, a 99-seat proscenium theater, and an additional 400-seat theater located at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center, in what was formerly the First Reformed Church.[3][4] The organization is one of only 39 members of New York City's Cultural Institutions Group.[5]
Building
[edit]The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning is located in the former Office of the Register, also known as the Queens Register of Titles and Deeds Building, a historic government building located in the Jamaica section of the New York City borough of Queens. It was built between 1895 and 1913 and is an imposing, three story building with a limestone facade in the Neo-Italian Renaissance style. A rear five story addition was built in 1938. The facade features deep rustication on the first floor and a smooth ashlar surface above. The building housed the Office of the Register until 1974, after which it became the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL).[6] It was designated a New York City Historic Landmark in 1974 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[7][8]
Outside the building is the sidewalk clock on Jamaica Avenue, one of only two remaining cast-iron sidewalk clocks in New York City,[9] as well as a late-Victorian era headquarters of the Jamaica Savings Bank next door, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[10]
See also
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- First Reformed Church, which serves as the Jamaica Performing Arts Center
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Queens County, New York
References
[edit]- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ Department of the Interior. National Park Service. New York SP Office of the Register. Records of the National Park Service.
- ↑ "Jamaica Center For Arts And Learning Inc". ProPublica. Retrieved October 11, 2026.
- ↑ Simons, Robert; et al. (2017). Retired, Rehabbed, Reborn: The Adaptive Reuse of America's Derelict Religious Buildings and Schools. The Kent State University Press. pp. 243–53. ISBN 9781631012556.
- ↑ "Cultural Institutions Group (CIG) - DCLA". www.nyc.gov. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
- ↑ David J. Framberger; Joan R. Olshansky; Elizabeth Spencer-Ralph (October 1979). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Office of the Register. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 21, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ↑ "The Register/Jamaica Arts Center | HDC". August 11, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
- ↑ Department of the Interior. National Park Service. New York SP Office of the Register. Records of the National Park Service.
- ↑ Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (03/02/1934 - ). New York MPS Sidewalk Clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, New York, NY. Records of the National Park Service.
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External links
[edit]- Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) website
- Jamaica Performing Arts (JPAC) website Archived December 30, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- Register / Jamaica Arts Center - New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
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