Woodhaven in Queens in Queens County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First House Number in Queens

First House Number Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 25, 2019

1. First House Number Marker

Inscription. First house number, in Queens, on house opposite here, under numerical street & house number system started 1913 by Topographical Bureau C.U. Powell, Engineer in Charge

Erected 1936 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 40° 41.777′ N, 73° 51.598′ W. Marker is in Queens, New York, in Queens County. It is in Woodhaven. It is at the intersection of Park Lane South and 85th Street on Park Lane South. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodhaven NY 11421, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in North America

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Betty Smith 1943 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Woodhaven Library (approx. 0.2

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miles away); 1940 Woodhaven P O (approx. ¼ mile away); Woodhaven Patriotic League World War II Honor Roll (approx. ¼ mile away); PFC Laurence Strack Memorial Pond (approx. ¼ mile away); Forest Park Carousel (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named PFC Laurence Strack Memorial Pond (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fred Christ Trump (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Queens.

Also see . . . Bringing Order Out of Chaos in Street Naming and House Numbering. Juniper Civic Association entry:
A reprint of Charles Powell's 1928 The American City article on the renumbering Queens' streets and houses..."How the Great Borough of Queens, New York City, Composed of Sixty Former Villages, Changed the Names of Most of Its Streets and Gave New Numbers to All of Its Houses". (Submitted on May 5, 2019.)

First House Number Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 25, 2019

2. First House Number Marker - wide view

The marker is visible at the corner of the house, just above the retaining wall.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,620 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 5, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.