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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark No. 2317
PS 66 Queens, November 2012
Location	85-11 102nd St., Richmond Hill, New York
Coordinates	40°41′52″N 73°50′47″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1898
Architect	Snyder, CBJ; Board of Education, Union Free
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	03000850[1]
NYCL No.	2317
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 28, 2003
Designated NYCL	January 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

• List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Queens County, New York