…of Fifth Avenue’s development, Fifth Avenue Old and New 1824-1924. It was published by the Fifth Avenue Association, an organization that was formed in 1907 by residents, property owners, and…
Read More…Fifth Avenue Association (“Fifth Avenue Old and New 1824-1924” by Henry Collins Brown, published 1924) As we neared the Fifth Avenue bicentennial, Village Preservation was inspired to tell the full story…
Read More(l.) 10 through 14 Fifth Avenue after the damaging work in February 2023; and (r.) close-up of the damage to 10 Fifth Avenue (via the Village Sun) We were deeply…
Read More…Fifth Avenue Stage Line, mid 1800s. The Fifth Avenue Transportation Company originally filed its founding paperwork as the “Fifth Avenue Railroad Company,” with a goal to create a surface railroad…
Read MoreIf New York City streets had their own royal court, Broadway would be the old king and Fifth Avenue would be its fabulous queen. Just saying Fifth Avenue evokes glamour,…
Read More(l.) Newly installed bracing for 12 Fifth Avenue at 14 Fifth Avenue constituting site; (r.) 10, 12, 14, and 20 Fifth Avenue (l. to r.) Village Preservation continues to press…
Read More…Fifth Avenue already had but to create an even more beautiful streetscape began to gain steam when he appointed the Fifth Avenue Commission. 72, 74-76, 78, 80 Fifth Avenue (r….
Read More…Avenue: 1824 to Today Our bicentennial of Fifth Avenue StoryMap provides information on the history of every single building ever constructed along lower Fifth Avenue. Screenshot from the Fifth Avenue…
Read More…powerful 20 ft. high installation in the window’s ground floor building facing Fifth Avenue highlighting its remarkable civil rights history. Village Voices Installation at 70 Fifth Avenue The NAACP As…
Read More…“A MAN WAS LYNCHED YESTERDAY” outside their office window on Fifth Avenue following each such act of racist terror. At the same time, 70 Fifth Avenue housed The Crisis Magazine,…
Read More…at 14-16 Fifth Avenue was originally built as two separate Gothic Revival townhouses at a time when this stretch of Lower Fifth Avenue was the most prestigious address in New…
Read MoreStreet View of 70 Fifth Avenue, Map data © 2020 Google; Photo of W.E.B. DuBois in 1918 from Library of Congress, via Wikimedia Commons When we think of great African…
Read More…in at least one surprisingly similar way. 1083 Fifth Avenue (L), Our Lady of Lourdes Church (R), via Wikipedia 1083 Fifth Avenue Originally built in 1901-02 in the Beaux-Arts style…
Read More…demolished. It was replaced by “The Fifth Avenue hotel,” in 1925. Fifth Avenue Hotel, 1927. In 1848-1849, the Brevoorts funded the construction of 10 through 16 Fifth Avenue, a row…
Read More…Fifth Avenue, and the Sohmer Piano Building at 170 Fifth Avenue. What makes 55 Fifth Avenue even more significant than its architecture, however, is its history as a home to…
Read More…commercial, practical application. 63-67 Fifth Avenue in 1938 By the beginning of the 20th century, Nos. 65 and 63 Fifth Avenue were converted to lofts with commercial ground floors. Around…
Read More…death in 1910. Moving men at 21 Fifth Avenue. Photo from Village Preservation’s Historic Image Archive But that is certainly not the end of the story for 21 Fifth Avenue….
Read More…meet outside the Merchant’s House Museum at 29 East 4th Street (Lafayette Street/Bowery). Click here to register for this walking tour Fifth Avenue, Architecture and Society: History of America’s Street…
Read More10, 12, and 14-16 Fifth Avenue (left to right) prior to demolition On Saturday, city-approved work for the construction of a condo-tower at 14-16 Fifth Avenue caused serious damage to…
Read Morec. 1908 view of Fifth Avenue from Washington Square Arch. Courtesy of the Museum of the City of New York Collections Portal. For most, lower Fifth Avenue conjures up images…
Read More…60 Fifth Avenue, the former Macmillan Publishing Company Building/the former Forbes Building 60 Fifth Avenue (l.) ca.1926 and 2015. This eight-story building on the northwest corner of 12th Street and…
Read More…Fifth Avenue. This structure, in the unprotected area south of Union Square for which Village Preservation is seeking landmark protections, housed a large number of progressive organizations that propelled, and collaborated around, some…
Read More…homes runs along Washington Square North east of Fifth Avenue. But before Fifth Avenue and before Washington Square Park, much of Greenwich Village was undeveloped land. In 1826, the land…
Read More…Landmarks Preservation Commission has failed to do so. Today, we take a closer look at 72 Fifth Avenue, and ask: why isn’t this landmarked? History In 1893 Marx and Moses…
Read MoreOne of my favorite things about our neighborhoods is the history that is under our feet and to our side and yet unknown. Case in point is 49-51 Fifth Avenue….
Read More…landmarked. 80 Fifth Avenue, an elaborately-detailed Renaissance Revival style office building constructed in 1907-1908 by the architecture firm of Buchman and Fox, has been a striking presence at the southwest…
Read More…this event Becoming Fifth Avenue: A Bicentennial Celebration of Architectural History Along One of NYC’s Most Notable Streets Tuesday, February 11, 2025 6 PM Virtual Pre-registration required Free If you…
Read MoreNew York’s Fifth Avenue rarely conjures up images of radicals or revolutionaries; it’s more commonly associated with high-end shopping, well-heeled cultural institutions, and corporate headquarters. But cross 14th Street, and…
Read More…north of the museum at Fifth Avenue and 85th Street. The Osborns left 59 Fifth Avenue by 1870, but that does not make the contributions of the New Yorkers associated…
Read MoreToday, the building that houses the Salmagundi Club at 47 Fifth Avenue is a bit of an odd duck. At four-and-a-half stories, the 1853 Italianate style rowhouse is sandwiched by…
Read MoreFor its entire existence over twenty years, the International Worker’s Order’s (IWO) New York City headquarters was located at 80 Fifth Avenue. 80 Fifth Avenue, at 14th Street, is located…
Read MoreOn May 11th, 2021, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, in a highly unusual split decision, voted to approve the demolition of the historic, landmarked 170+-year-old building at 14-16 Fifth Avenue and replace…
Read MoreTuesday, October 18 6:00pm – 7:30pm Book signing to follow Location: Salmagundi Club, Skylight Gallery, 47 Fifth Avenue at Twelfth Street, New York, NY, 10003 In-Person Free and open to the…
Read More…held responsible for the dangerous city-approved work that nearly destroyed the landmarked 180-year-old 10 Fifth Avenue and damaged the landmarked 120-year-old 12 Fifth Avenue. All of this could have been…
Read More…American history. Two of the most powerful examples are the African Free School in Greenwich Village and the NAACP’s national headquarters at 70 Fifth Avenue. African Free School No. 3…
Read MoreBuilding Has Tremendous Historic Significance, and Site Is Vulnerable to Supertall Development; Push for Broader Landmarks Protections for Area Continues (l. to r.) 70 Fifth Avenue; the NAACP’s flag; The Crisis magazine. We…
Read MoreBuilding Has Tremendous Historic Significance, and Site Is Vulnerable to Supertall Development; Push for Broader Landmarks Protections for Area Continues (l. to r.) 70 Fifth Avenue; the NAACP’s flag; The Crisis magazine. We…
Read More…New York Public Library has been watching over Fifth Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets, welcoming researchers, scholars, students, and tourists into its hallowed halls by the millions every year….
Read MoreWe’re thrilled to share our latest interactive map, marking the 200th anniversary of the opening of Fifth Avenue on November 1, 2024. Our new StoryMap tells the story of the…
Read MoreYesterday the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to landmark 70 Fifth Avenue (2-6 West 13th Street), a 1912 Beaux Arts-style office building that is among several critical civil rights sites…
Read More…Fifth Avenue Graham created groundbreaking dance with her company while in residence at 66 Fifth Avenue. Many of her greatest works were created while she was working in this studio…
Read MoreClick to open map Two hundred years ago today, on November 1, 1824, Fifth Avenue was born, with the opening in Greenwich Village of the first segment of New York’s…
Read MoreJoin Village Preservation’s research team on an illuminating journey as they uncover 200 years of architectural history. On November 1, 1824, Fifth Avenue was born. At the time, the first…
Read More…highlights of additional buildings and layers of history not previously covered. On November 1, 1824, Fifth Avenue was born. At the time, the first portion of the avenue, extending from…
Read MorePlease join Village Preservation and The New School at 6 pm on May 10 for the unveiling of our 20th plaque at 70 Fifth Avenue, the former headquarters of the…
Read MorePlease join Village Preservation and The New School at 6 pm next Tuesday, May 10, for the unveiling of our 20th plaque at 70 Fifth Avenue, the former headquarters of…
Read More…70 Fifth Avenue makes the construction of such a building here all but impossible. Visualization of the supertall that could be built where 70 Fifth Avenue stands without landmarking. Village…
Read More…and Asian-Americans. Here’s a look at the IWO and some of its extraordinary accomplishments during its time at 80 Fifth Avenue: 80 Fifth Avenue, 1937. Photo courtesy of MCNY Digital…
Read More…70 Fifth Avenue, the former headquarters of the NAACP. This extraordinary building served in the early 20th century as an unparalleled center for social activism, also housing The Crisis Magazine,…
Read More70 Fifth Avenue Built in 1910 Historic Place of Education and Peaceful Protest This building housed the NAACP headquarters from 1914 until the mid-1920s. During that period, countless lionhearted figures…
Read MoreToday we take a look back at a piece written by former GVSHP staffer Dana Schulz about an interesting piece of history on Fifth Avenue involving scandal, cigarettes, and urban…
Read More…at 80 Fifth Avenue for its entire lifetime, from 1930 until 1954, this progressive mutual-benefit fraternal organization was a pioneering force in the U.S. labor and civil rights movements. The…
Read More…(MPPC), headquartered at 80 Fifth Avenue, in the area South of Union Square which was the center of that center of the film industry, from 1909 until its dissolution in…
Read MoreCo-sponsored by the Salmagundi Club Library Committee, The Coffee House Club, Merchant’s House Museum, Victorian Society New York. Opened in 1824, Fifth Avenue originally vied with several other locations for…
Read MoreFifth Avenue, which begins at Washington Square, was born in 1824, and quickly became New York’s premiere residential address. Its development began at its southern end, where the grandest mansions…
Read MoreCo-Sponsored by the Merchant’s House Museum Join us as Julie Satow discusses her new book WHEN WOMEN RAN FIFTH AVENUE: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion and as…
Read MoreVillage Preservation Broker’s Partnership Presents: Historic Lobbies of Lower Fifth Avenue Explore the histories, architectural elements, luxury, and symmetry of lower Fifth Avenue’s historic residences with VP Director of Research…
Read MoreMadison Equities is seeking to demolish 14-16 Fifth Avenue (5-story building in the center of the block) and replace it with a 244 ft. tall tower. Developer Madison Equities filed plans…
Read More14-16 Fifth Avenue today (l.) and proposed. On Tuesday night, Community Board #2’s Landmarks Committee voted to disapprove demolition of the historic and landmarked 170 year old former townhouses at 14-16…
Read MoreAs follow-up to last week’s hung jury at the Landmarks Preservation Commission regarding the application to demolish 14-16 Fifth Avenue, the 170-year-old former townhouses connected to some of the most…
Read MoreMadison Realty Capital is seeking to demolish 14-16 Fifth Avenue (5-story building in the center of the block) and replace it with a 244 ft. tall tower. Since plans were…
Read MorePlease join us Friday at 11:30 am on Fifth Avenue between 8th and 9th Streets for a demonstration and press conference opposing plans by Madison Realty Capital to tear down…
Read MoreMadison Realty Capital is seeking to demolish 14-16 Fifth Avenue (5-story building in the center of the block) and replace it with a 244 ft. tall tower. Village Preservation continues…
Read More14-16 Fifth Avenue (center, five-story building) The plan to demolish the 172 year old historic former townhouses at 14-16 Fifth Avenue in the Greenwich Village Historic District, and replace them with a…
Read MoreReminder: The Landmarks Preservation Commission’s public hearing on the application to demolish 14-16 Fifth Avenue in the Greenwich Village Historic District and replace it with a 241 foot tall tower will be held…
Read MoreThe Landmarks Preservation Commission has scheduled its hearing on the proposed landmark designation of 70 Fifth Avenue (13th Street) for Tuesday, March 23rd (time during the day TBD; we will…
Read MoreThe Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will hold its public hearing tomorrow at approximately 10am (join at 9:45am to be safe) on the proposed landmark designation of 70 Fifth Avenue, another…
Read MoreThe plan to demolish the landmarked, historically significant former townhouses at 14-16 Fifth Avenue and replace them with a tall new tower returns for a public meeting at the Landmarks…
Read MoreA revised application for demolition of the 170-year-old former townhouses at 14-16 Fifth Avenue and their replacement with a high rise more than 200 ft tall (with fewer apartments than…
Read More…home on the southwest side of what is today Fifth Avenue and 14th Street. This home was accessed only through a long lane connected to the Bowery Road until the…
Read More(l. to r.) 64-66, 68, and 70 Fifth Avenue. The striking 12-story Beaux Arts–style office building at 70 Fifth Avenue was constructed in 1912 for publisher George Plimpton. It housed…
Read More(l.) 64-66 Fifth Avenue is an eight-story commercial loft building constructed in three stages — in 1892 by architect R.H. Robertson, with additions in 1907 and 1915. It was the…
Read More(l. to r.) 68 and 70 Fifth Avenue, showing lower floors of 70 Fifth Avenue. The latter is a striking 12-story Beaux Arts–style office building constructed in 1912 for publisher…
Read More(l.) 64-66 Fifth Avenue is an eight-story commercial loft building constructed in three stages — in 1892 by architect R.H. Robertson, with additions in 1907 and 1915. It was the…
Read MoreEarlier this summer, we reported that the city had, in response to our complaints, halted work at the controversial tower at 14 Fifth Avenue that we opposed. Violations were also…
Read More…James Baldwin (August 2, 1924–December 1, 1987). This large-scale commemorative display will be showcased in the window at 70 Fifth Avenue (13th Street) starting next Monday, November 4, until February…
Read More…1987). This large-scale commemorative display will be showcased in the window at 70 Fifth Avenue (13th Street) through February 1, 2025 — come take a look! The installation, designed by…
Read MoreCome celebrate this festive season and Fifth Avenue’s 200th anniversary with Village Preservation in the Parlor of the historic Salmagundi Club. Enjoy the sounds from the golden age of American…
Read More…its origins as a seaport. CLICK HERE for more info + to register A Fifth Avenue Holiday: Members-Only Party Thursday, December 4, 2025 6 PM In-person Free to members at…
Read More…Capital to tear down 14-16 Fifth Avenue, a 5-story 20-unit apartment building built in 1848 in the Greenwich Village Historic District, and replace it with a 244 ft. tall 18-unit apartment…
Read MoreIt was reported today that Madison Realty Capital is contemplating a scheme for a 367 ft. tall tower designed by Robert A.M. Stern for 14 Fifth Avenue (8th/9th Streets) in the Greenwich Village…
Read MoreYou’ve probably passed by 59 Fifth Avenue between 12thand 13thStreets a million times, with no idea of the incredible history behind this 1853 house, located in an area of our…
Read MoreThe plan to demolish the 172 year old historic former townhouses at 14-16 Fifth Avenue in the Greenwich Village Historic District, and replace them with a high-rise tower, has returned and will…
Read More…14-16 Fifth Avenue. In their discussion, the Commission cited the more than 300 letters they received opposing the new and slightly revised application for demolition and new construction, as well…
Read More…170+-year-old building at 14-16 Fifth Avenue and replace it with a 213-ft-tall tower. This was incredibly disappointing given the clearly established historic significance of this building (demolition of not-historically significant…
Read MoreIn-person event, registration required Village Preservation will unveil a historic plaque on Tuesday, May 10 at 6:00pm to honor 70 Fifth Avenue, which served as the headquarters of the NAACP,…
Read More(l. to r.) 60, 64-66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76-78, and 80 Fifth Avenue, west side from 12th to 14th Street. This nearly perfectly intact ensemble of buildings dating from…
Read More(l. to r.) 74-76 and 78 Fifth Avenue. The former is a 12-story loft building designed in 1910 by Maynicke & Franke for Henry Corn with secessionist-style motifs; it housed…
Read MoreLower floors of 70 Fifth Avenue. This striking 12-story Beaux Arts–style office building was constructed in 1912 for publisher George Plimpton. It housed an extraordinary array of civil rights and…
Read More(l. to r.) 59 and 57 Fifth Avenue. Both were built as houses in 1852-53 by industrialist, philanthropist, and bibliophile James Lenox. For generations from the time it was built,…
Read MoreFifth Avenue between 10th Street and 11th Street Greenwich Village Historic District LPC Designation Report: Available in PDF. Application is to install a rooftop arbor and canopy. PDF presentation links:…
Read MoreFifth Avenue and West 9th Street Greenwich Village Historic District LPC Designation Report: Available as PDF. Application is to modify the balustrade and raise parapets at a terrace. PDF presentation…
Read More…Fifth Avenue mansion! Members of Village Preservation at the “Sponsor” level and invited guests join us to enjoy a drink and some light fare, and good company. Please indicate if…
Read MoreSouthwest corner of Fifth Avenue and West 13th Street Individual Landmark LPC Designation Report: Available as PDF. Application is to replace the terra cotta cornice with substitute material. PDF Presentation…
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Posted March 24, 2021
Read MoreVillage Preservation led the efforts against a plan by a developer to demolish these 170-year-old houses in the Greenwich Village Historic District, which had been home a series of incredibly…
Read MoreAPPROVED on 03/01/2011 Greenwich Village Historic District Northwest corner of West 9th Street APPLICATION: A Spanish Renaissance style apartment building designed by Emery Roth and built in 1926. Application is…
Read MoreAPPROVED: 09/08/2015 CB2 hearing: 08/17/2015 LPC hearing: 09/08/2015 Greenwich Village Historic District Between Between East 8th & East 9th Streets —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the LPC agenda: A…
Read MoreAPPROVED on 04/07/2015 CB2 hearing: 03/16/2015 LPC hearing: 04/07/2015 Greenwich Village Historic District Between West 11th and 12th Streets —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the LPC agenda: An apartment…
Read MoreLPC meeting: TBD CB2 hearing: 03/24/2014 LPC hearing: 04/01/2014 Greenwich Village Historic District Between West 8th and 9th Streets —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the LPC agenda: A neo-Classic…
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