Office of the Register, Queens, New York
historic place
The Office of the Register in Queens, New York, maintains property records. Queens County was established in 1683, named after Catherine of Braganza, Queen of England. The office holds deeds from 1683 and mortgages from 1754. Before 1898, Queens operated under a state administrative structure. An 1874 act mandated transcribing older town deeds and mortgages into county records. In 1898, Queens became a borough of New York City. Today, the Office of the City Register in Queens, at 144-06 94th Avenue in Jamaica, documents real and personal property transactions. Its archives link directly to Queens' historical land ownership.