Built in 1916. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
“Central Avenue Historic District is a national historic district in Glendale, Queens, New York. It includes 104 contributing buildings built in 1916.”
Wikipedia article Central Avenue Historic District (Queens), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 108 National Register listings published here for Queens County · listed in 1983 · category: District · built in 1916.
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 106 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 3,091 fires within 5 miles of Central Avenue Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,430 acres in total. 178 started naturally. 185 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 | 2231 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 185 |
| Natural | 178 |
| Smoking | 154 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 111 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 97 |
| Debris and open burning | 85 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 35 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 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 |
| 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 middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 68th Avenue-64th Place Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
 | Cooper Avenue Row Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
 | 75th Avenue-61st Street Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1983 |
 | Central Ridgewood Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1983 |
 | Forest-Norman Historic District | 0.5 miles | 1983 |
 | Fresh Pond-Traffic Historic District | 0.6 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83001761 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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