J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building is a historic commercial building in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens in New York City. It was built in 1931 and is a six-story, steel-frame building with two decorated sides in the Art Deco style. It is three bays by six bays and features a metal-framed windows with stepped pylon motif rising through all four floors. They are of cast aluminum with geometric designs. It was built to house a franchise of the J. Kurtz and Sons furniture store, founded by Jacob Kurtz in 1870. ()Jamaica Avenue, Queens (Forgotten New York)
It was designated as a New York City Landmark in 1981, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Today it is a local The Children's Place franchise,The Children's Place - Jamaica Avenue, Queens, New York (Google Search) as well as other local shops and an office for the New York City Department of Probation.Locations and Information (New York City Department of Probation)
See also List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens National Register of Historic Places listings in Queens County, New York
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