page_title: Broadway–Flushing, Queens
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Broadway–Flushing, Queens / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Broadway-Flushing Historic District, Roughly bounded by 29th Ave., 163rd St., 32nd Ave., 192nd St., 154th and 153rd Sts. Flushing This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 6000373
context_page_description: Broadway–Flushing is a historic district and residential subsection of Flushing, Queens, New York City. The neighborhood comprises approximately 2,300 homes. It is located between 155th and 170th Streets to the west and east respectively, and is bounded on the north by Bayside and 29th Avenues, and on the south by Northern Boulevard and Crocheron Avenue. Broadway–Flushing is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
context_section_description: Initially, this area was developed in 1906 by the Rickert-Finlay Realty Company, a major real estate development firm who also developed Bellcourt (1904) in Bayside, Douglas Manor (1906) and Westmoreland (1907) in Little Neck.  Prior to its development as a residential area, the land north of Northern Boulevard (formerly known as Broadway) was the site of several farms and large landholdings, including the estate of Walter Bowne, the mayor of New York City during 1828–1832.
  Houses in Broadway–Flushing reflect many classic Revival styles from the Eclectic Period, most commonly Colonial and Tudor, as well as Arts and Crafts, American Foursquare and Art Deco, on relatively large properties. In order to preserve the park-like character of the neighborhood, the developer placed restrictive covenants on the properties that ban front yard fences, front-yard garages and flat roofs among other restrictions.  In 1964, the Broadway–Flushing Homeowners Association was incorporated in New York State as a Not-For-Profit Corporation.  This association of homeowners remains actively involved in the affairs of this community and has regular meetings between homeowners, business owners and government officials.  The association continues to enforce the Rickert-Finlay restrictive covenants in order to protect their community from development that is not covered under New York City zoning or building ordinances. In large measure, the area is an excellent example of early to mid-20th Century development of a suburban enclave within an urban setting, or "rus en urbe" as described by urban planners of the period.  As this neighborhood enters its second century, a small number of houses within the original Rickert-Finlay tract have been sold and redeveloped.  Despite these changes, the neighborhood maintains its architectural integrity and a stately, suburban character.
caption: House in the historic district
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