Richmond Hill, Queens An integral part of downtown Richmond Hill, the Richmond Hill Republican Club served as an important political club and a cornerstone of the Richmond Hill neighborhood where parades, public lectures, picnics, dances, and dinners were held. Built in 1908 to the designs of Henry E. Haugaard, a prolific local architect and builder, the building was constructed of Roman brick and wood in the Colonial Revival style. Original stylistic features of the building include an elaborate entryway with classical pediment, a denticulated and bracketed cornice, and a roof-line balustrade. The building was constructed as a political club and post office. However during World War I, it took on a larger community function when it became a social gathering place for local citizens and an entertainment center and retreat for the armed forces. As late as 1980, a presidential candidate delivered a campaign speech there. Vacant since the mid 1980s, the Richmond Hill Republican Club is an intact example of a clubhouse designed to serve the social, political and recreational needs of a local community and an excellent prototype of small-scale Colonial Revival style civic architecture. Description The Richmond Hill Republican Club is a Colonial Revival style building constructed of Roman brick with wood trim on Lefferts Boulevard in the Richmond Hill section of Queens. A cornerstone on the far left of the building dates the construction year as 1908. The building is one story with a full basement; four expansive semi-circular steps lead into the main entrance. Lefferts Boulevard facade- The principal entrance of the Richmond Hill Republican Club is in the center of the building and is accessed by expansive semicircular stairs. Double doors with large side windows, which were originally double-hung sash, are capped by a pediment and flanked by paired Ionic columns. The entry doors maintain original paneled frames with double doors and transom above. Non-historic light fixtures are affixed to each column, and non-historic plywood panels have been placed in the door frames. A bracketed cornice with dentil molding below runs the entire length of the facade and is capped by a balustrade. A simple pediment with the words “Republican Club” is over the main entrance and in front of the rooftop balustrade. Nine non-historic spotlights hang over the balustrade and pediment. Large tripartite openings with paneled pilasters, wide lintels and decorative keystones form the end bays. The left bay consists of a doorway, flanked by windows, which were originally double-hung sash but have now been filled with non-historic painted wood panels. This entrance originally had double doors with transom above. The frames and transom are intact but the opening has been filled with non-historic wood panels. The right bay( originally the entrance to the post office) consists of a entry door on the far right with a showroom window to its left. Stone lintels extend the width of window and door openings of each side bay. Each lintel is divided into smaller coarsed stones with a keystone with applied bracket in the center. Adjacent to the side bay entryways, metal ventilation boxes, which appear to have been originally covered with open grills, have been closed with non-historic metal panels. - From the 2002 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report

Indiana University East hosedt the 2011 Scholarship Luncheon to recognize scholarship donors and student recipients and to celebrate philanthropy in our region. The “Invest in People” Scholarship Luncheon was held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on October 4, 2011, at the Forest Hills Country Club. Laurie Burns McRobbie was the keynote speaker. McRobbie is the 18th First Lady of Indiana University. She comes to this role from a career in information technology at the university level and nationally. In both arenas, she has been an advocate for women’s issues and for advanced networking in the research and education community. Sponsors for the event were West End Bank, First Bank Richmond, Milestone Contractors, Mound Printing, Reid Hospital & Health Care Services, First Merchants Bank, Brady Ware, and Raymond James & Associates.