PS 66

P.S. 66 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, formally known as Brooklyn Hills School, is a historic school building in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York. It was designed by architect C. B. J. Snyder (1860–1945) and built in 1898. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick structure in the Romanesque style. It has a prominent, off-center tower with belfry. It features a slate roof and decorative stucco frieze. The school has a fortress-like appearance, including prominent round arches highlighting window openings, and a distinctive six-story tower.[2] The building was restored in 2001 and remains in use as a New York City Public School.[3]

Public School 66
PS 66 Queens, November 2012
Location85-11 102nd St., Richmond Hill, New York
Coordinates40°41′52″N 73°50′47″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1898
ArchitectSnyder, CBJ; Board of Education, Union Free
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.03000850[1]
NYCL No.2317
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 2003
Designated NYCLJanuary 12, 2010

P.S. 66 is also a relic from the time when Richmond Hill was a farming community, and was transitioning into an urban residential neighborhood.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1] In 2008, Caroline Kennedy petitioned the New York City Council to make P.S. 66 into a New York City designated landmark.[5] It was listed as a New York City landmark in 2010.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Public School 66" (PDF). nyc.gov. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Kathy Howe (March 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Public School 66" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying 10 photographs
  4. "Public School 66" (PDF). nyc.gov. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. Hirshon, Nicolas (December 19, 2008). "Save Jackie's School". Daily News.


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