Public School 66

Style: Romanesque Revival
City: Queens, NY

P.S. 66, also known as Brooklyn Hills School, is a historic Richmond Hill schoolhouse built in 1898 and designed by architect C.B.J. Snyder in the Romanesque style. Its 2 1/2-story brick structure has a fortress-like appearance, with round-arched window openings and an off-center six-story tower with belfry.

the building

Tower and roofline. A prominent, off-center six-story tower with belfry rises above a slate roof and decorative stucco frieze.

the style

Romanesque Revival (c. 1840–1900): Round arches revived in heavy rough-cut stone: squat columns, cave-like entrances, and deep-set windows.

significance

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. In 2008, Caroline Kennedy petitioned the New York City Council to landmark the building, and it was designated a New York City landmark in 2010.

nearby

Church of the Resurrection 0.8 mi · Queen Anne
St. Luke's Episcopal Church 1.1 mi · Gothic Revival
Ridgewood Savings Bank, Forest Hills Branch 1.7 mi · Art Deco · 1940
King Manor 2.2 mi · Georgian · 1806
First Reformed Church 2.3 mi · Romanesque Revival · 1858
Rego Park Jewish Center 2.3 mi · Streamline Moderne

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