Jamaica, NEW YORK CITY - Former Jamaica High School - ARCHITECTURE: Jamaica High School was a four-year public high school in Jamaica, Queens, New York. The school was administered by the New York City Department of Education, which closed the school in 2014. The school's landmark campus, located at the corner of 167th Street and Gothic Drive, remains open and is now officially known as the Jamaica Educational Campus. It houses four smaller separately-administered public high schools that share facilities and sports teams. The first permanent location of Jamaica High School, opened in 1897, is located at 162-02 Hillside Avenue, on the south side of Hillside Avenue between 162nd and 163rd Streets, near Jamaica Center. The building was designed by William Tubby, a well-known Brooklyn architect, in the Dutch Revival style. Dutch revival style was chosen as a nod to the roots of Jamaica and all of New York City as Dutch colonies. It is a three-story structure with a raised basement, constructed of red and tan brick; the tan bricks have since darkened from their original shade. he school features several decorative design elements, including splayed lintels, a stepped gable at top of the right (west) side of the front facade with arched windows, and a hipped roof. At both the east and west ends of the building are two enclosed stairwells, installed in 1904. The building originally featured a bell tower, which has since been removed. A parking lot is located at the rear of the school. The building was designated as a New York City landmark in 2013. Following the relocation of the high school to Jamaica Hills, the Board of Education retained control of the older building and put it to various uses over the years. It housed the Jamaica Learning Center, an alternative public high school, at the time of its designation as a New York City landmark. This Undivided Back Era (1901-07) postcard is in good condition, but there is soiling and some scraping. Illustrated Post Card Co., N.Y. No. 1821.