33-29 70th St., Jackson Heights: The Homestead Heath houses that line 70th Street use exposed timbers, flagstone walkways and stucco surfaces to evoke an Old English charm in Jackson Heights.
117-03 85th Ave. in Richmond Hill: This Victorian classic has recently been restored to its grandeur of an age that is slipping away from the rest of Richmond Hill.
14-10 136th St. in College Point: The Austin Isherwood house was honored in 1997.
34-47 90th St., Jackson Heights: The La Mesa Verde houses were built in 1927 by architect Henry Attenbry Smith and were different from anything else in Queens or the rest of New York City.
151-17 14th Rd., Whitestone: Grace Episcopal Church was built in 1860 and served as the site for the 2003 Queensmark awards ceremony.
34-42 75th St., Jackson Heights: Part of the Varrone Houses, found all along 75th and 76th Streets between 34th and 35th Avenues, these houses featured block-long common backyards that were a kid’s bicycling dream come true growing up in the 1970s.
44-67 23rd St. & 44-29 63rd St., Long Island City: In the shadow of the elevated train, these attached townhouses (shown atop each other here) each carry their own design, yet are united by builder, materials and designer.
-Photos By Ira Cohen
