On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Kings Point is more historic than 46% of U.S. towns, #693 of 758 in New York. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Kings Point’s overall grade.
New York towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New York town has 12.3 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Kings Point’s 58.6 sits above most of its state (70% of New York towns have fewer) while its 33 historic buildings outnumber those of 82% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±7.4 points).
Founding year: the first census (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Kings Point’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The area now consisting of the Village of Kings Point – like the rest of the Great Neck Peninsula – was originally inhabited by the Matinecock Native Americans. The first European settlers arrived in the area during the 17th century.
The Village of Kings Point incorporated in November 1924. It is named for the King family, which owned large portions of land in the area.
In 1942, the United States government acquired the land within the village for the permanent home of the United States Merchant Marine Academy – including the former Gold Coast estate of Walter P. Chrysler; President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicated the college in 1943.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
The Kings Point post office opened in 1930, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Kings Point rank for history?
Kings Point is more historic than 46% of U.S. towns, #693 of 758 in New York. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Kings Point?
13% of Kings Point’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.4 points), against a typical 27% for a New York town; the median home was built in 1961.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (8), the Library of Congress (3), Wikidata (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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