From the record
One of 108 National Register listings published here for Queens County · listed in 2018 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
One of 108 National Register listings published here for Queens County · listed in 2018 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 104 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 2,262 fires within 5 miles of First Reformed Church of College Point between 2002 and 2020, burning about 480 acres in total. 143 started naturally. 102 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 | 1609 |
| Natural | 143 |
| Smoking | 143 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 102 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 76 |
| Debris and open burning | 62 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 61 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 53 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
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 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | 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 |
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of First Reformed Church of College Point: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Gypsum/ Bronx Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Queens, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1997: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queens | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Firemen's Hall | 0.2 miles | 2000 |
![]() | Poppenhusen Institute | 0.2 miles | 1977 |
![]() | RKO Keith's Theater | 1.8 miles | 1982 |
![]() | Flushing Town Hall | 1.8 miles | 1972 |
![]() | Flushing High School | 1.9 miles | 1992 |
![]() | Old Quaker Meetinghouse | 1.9 miles | 1967 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100003117 in Record Group 79. |
| Queens County | All 108 listed properties in this county. |