Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
“The Rego Park Jewish Center is a Conservative synagogue located in the Rego Park neighborhood of Queens, New York City, New York, United States.”
Wikipedia article Rego Park Jewish Center, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 108 National Register listings published here for Queens County · listed in 2009 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,482 fires within 5 miles of Rego Park Jewish Center between 2002 and 2020, burning about 577 acres in total. 152 started naturally. 115 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1767 |
| Smoking | 158 |
| Natural | 152 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 115 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 92 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 83 |
| Debris and open burning | 68 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 33 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office-Forest Hills Station | 0.9 miles | 1988 |
 | Congregation Tifereth Israel | 0.9 miles | 2002 |
 | 1964-1965 New York World's Fair Carousel | 1.0 miles | 2016 |
 | First Presbyterian Church of Newtown | 1.1 miles | 2013 |
 | St. James Church | 1.1 miles | 1999 |
 | Reformed Church of Newtown Complex | 1.2 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09000864 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Queens County | All 108 listed properties in this county. |
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