93-06 63rd Dr
1929, Walter C. Martin

The population growth experienced in Rego Park in the early 1920s prompted the community to lobby for a public school. In 1928, the Board of Education erected this three-story brick structure under their building program, featuring elements of Renaissance and Colonial Revival that were typical of educational facilities, such as pilasters, arched pediments with crests, quoins, and decorative limestone details.
Designed by the new

Superintendent of School Building Walter C. Martin, the school had an initial capacity for 895 students, and followed the "M-Type" style developed by Martin's predecessor William Gompert. The style was noted for its systematic expandability, an innovation first explored with C.B.J. Snyder's Type-E buildings. This layout considered future growth in the school population, allocating space for two more wings in a cohesive manner. In the case of P.S. 139, these expansions were done in 1960 by architect Samuel Juster, with a modular addition done in 1998 by Karlsberger Architecture.