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Weehawken Street Historic District, Part I

Weehawken Street Historic District map This is the first part of a three part series on the Weehawken Street Historic District. This small historic district is comprised of only fourteen…

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Weehawken Street Historic District, Part III

4 Weehawken Street, 1929. Source: NYLP This is the third part of a three part series on the Weehawken Street Historic District. This small historic district is comprised of only…

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Weehawken Street Historic District, Part II

1904 Sanborn Map Source: NYPL This is the second part of a three part series on the Weehawken Street Historic District. This small historic district is comprised of only fourteen…

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Go West! – The Leather & Denim Scene in the Weehawken Street Historic District

The Weehawken Street Historic District (designated May 2, 2006) consists of a small area on three blocks around West, Christopher, and 10th Streets. Although primarily known for its relation to…

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Happy Anniversary, Gansevoort Market Historic District!

…Weehawken Street Historic District, in 2010 by the South Village expansion of the Greenwich Village Historic District, in 2012 by the East 10th Street Historic District, and again in 2012…

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Continuing the Work of Jane Jacobs

…Weehawken Street 11 Weehawken Street (aka 9-11 Weehawken Street). This 1908 former stable with dwellings above was also landmarked in 2006 as part of the Weehawken Historic District. As cited in Jane…

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More is More: Greenwich Village Historic District Extension

…the LPC held a hearing on a proposed Greenwich Village Historic District Extension (which, along with the Weehawken Street Historic District and the designation of several individual landmarks, was the…

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17 LGBT landmarks of Greenwich Village

…surrounding buildings landmarked as part of the Weehawken Street Historic District. 12. James Baldwin Residence, 81 Horatio Street Photo of James Baldwin via Wikimedia James Baldwin was born in Harlem in…

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31 Literary Icons of the Greenwich Village Historic District

…— all from our “Homes and Haunts of Great Writers” tour on our Greenwich Village Historic District Map + Tours. Streetview of 81 Horatio Street, where Baldwin lived from 1958…

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2014 Year In Review: GVSHP Programs

…She will also read from her just released book, Street Angel. Affordable Housing / Historic Preservation: A Roundtable Discussion Presented by Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Historic Districts Council,…

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Celebrating the Impact of the Landmarks Law in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo

…Greenwich Village waterfront, and its related industrial, manufacturing, and commercial history, were the designations of the Gansevoort Market Historic District on September 9, 2003, and the Weehawken Street Historic District…

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The Greenwich Village Historic District’s Historic Birthday!

…Village Historic District Video and photos 1/28/19 Learn and experience more online here. And, join us in our celebration of the Greenwich Village Historic District – and all historic districts. …

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The 10 most charming spots in the Greenwich Village Historic District

…photographed site in Greenwich Village and its historic district is the delightfully surprising Grove Court. Like many streets in the Village, Grove Street east of Hudson Street bends, thus leaving…

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Sullivan-Thompson Historic Historic District Gets Its Landmark Street Signs

The new street signs. Click to enlarge. The Sullivan-Thompson Historic District is the Village’s most recently designated historic district, and was designated in record time. We’re happy to report that…

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The Origins of Greenwich Village Historic District Street Names: Part II

…4th Earl of Bedford. Painted by Henry Bone R.A. 1836 Click here to read more about Bedford Street. Charles Street, Christopher Street, and Christopher Park Charles Street, Christopher Street, and…

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The Origins of Greenwich Village Historic District Street Names: Part 1

…Leroy Street and St. Luke’s Place are in the historic district. The three blocks of Leroy Street west of Hudson Street are not part of the historic district. Interesting Fact:…

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Historic Images and Maps Solve Mysteries of Missing Church and Street

…“Hancock Street” between Houston and Bleecker Street, just west of MacDougal Street. The dotted red line shows the route of the Sixth Avenue El, which hooked onto West 3rd Street…

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10 (more) of the most charming spots in the Greenwich Village Historic District

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the designation of the Greenwich Village Historic District on April 29, 1969. One of the city’s oldest and still largest historic districts, it’s…

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The South Village Historic District Makes the National Register of Historic Places

…phase of Village Preservation’s proposed South Village Historic District. In 2010, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the first third of our proposed South Village Historic District known as the Greenwich…

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Great Writers and the Greenwich Village Historic District

…Washington Place was just east of the Greenwich Village Historic District). To find out more about the Greenwich Village Historic District’s 50th anniversary, its history, and celebrations, go to www.gvshp.org/GVHD50….

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The Origins of Greenwich Village Historic District Street Names: Part III

…Street Mapped in 1799, some believe that Commerce Street was one of four local streets named for French Revolution virtues along with Art Street (now part of 8th Street), Science…

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Delving into the Past & Future of the Greenwich Village Historic District

…Village Historic District’s 50th anniversary to the task of maintaining and protecting the district for generations to come, these talks became a part of Village Preservation’s vast resources about the…

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Happy Birthday, East 10th Street Historic District!

…following 1969’s St. Mark’s Historic District, and followed later that year by the designation of the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District, the neighborhood’s third and (so far) final historic…

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The Origins of Greenwich Village Historic District Street Names: Part IV

…Greenwich Village Historic District, or more interesting facts about and sites within the Greenwich Village Historic District? Check out our Greenwich Village Historic District 1969-2019 Map and Tours at www.gvshp.org/GVHD50tour….

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Exploring the NoHo Historic District Extension

…Italianate, and Second Empire, reflecting the neighborhood’s evolution over the centuries. Circled in blue the NoHo Historic District Extension, along with the NoHo Historic District and NoHo East Historic District…

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A Rebuilt Corner, a Carpenter House, and an Art Deco Beauty: New Additions to Our Greenwich Village Historic District Map

…celebrations. On April 29th, 2019, we launched our new interactive map, Greenwich Village Historic District, 1969-2019: Photos and Tours, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Greenwich Village Historic District….

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31 Literary Icons of Greenwich Village

…of the first places he lived was 25 East 11th Street in 1917. He later lived at 54 West 10th Street, 79 Charles Street, and 45 Grove Street. Crane’s most ambitious and well-known work, The…

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Happy Anniversary to Far West Village Landmark Victories!

On May 2, 2006, two new historic districts were designated in the Far West Village, the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension and the Weehawken Street Historic District, as part of…

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Celebrating the Greenwich Village Historic District

…history that permeates its streets.” Greenwich Village Historic District Designation Report You can find a list of all the historic districts and individual landmarks in our neighborhoods with links to…

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Celebrating the Greenwich Village Historic District’s 50th Anniversary

…celebrations. The Greenwich Village Historic District is one of New York’s oldest historic districts. As we approach the 50th anniversary of its designation, we’re taking time to celebrate the district’s…

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Jewish History of the Greenwich Village Historic District

…Charles Street Synagogue, 53 Charles Street Charles Street was created in the early 1800s, though oddly, for some years, the north side of the block between West 4th Street and…

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Celebrating the Landmarks of Immigration in the Greenwich Village Historic District

…the Greenwich Village Historic District, though all are also landmarked, and therefore like the locations above (except the demolished 26 West 9th Street) are protected for their historic significance. Want…

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Landmarking 101: Determining Historic District Borders

…are often asked why a historic district border looks so jagged. In the case of the new South Village Historic District, the southern border of the district along Houston Street…

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The St. Mark’s Historic District: Tiny, But Packed With History

…the original street, which was laid out in 1787. The blue lines indicate what actually remains of the street today. Via Village Preservation. The St. Mark’s Historic District is built…

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Welcome East 10th Street Historic District

…Street district writes of the first houses to be constructed on the street: “The first substantial brick building to be constructed within the historic district appears to have been no….

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More is More: The St. Mark’s Historic District Extension

…the St. Mark’s Historic District Extension. The St. Mark’s Historic District Extension was designated 15 years after the St. Mark’s Historic District on June 19, 1984, and only consists of two…

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A Truly Historic House Tour! Village Preservation’s 21st Spring House Tour in the Greenwich Village Historic District

…preservation. Looking up at an altered 1847 Greek Revival house from a previous tour. The Greenwich Village Historic District The original Greenwich Village Historic District covers only a portion of…

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More is More: Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II

…Lady of Pompeii Church in the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II The Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II is located along the southwest boundary of the Greenwich Village Historic…

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A Poet, A Bookseller, and the Father of Social of Social Security: New Additions to the Greenwich Village Historic District 1969-2019 Photos and Tours Map

…celebrations. On April 29th, 2019, we launched our new interactive map, Greenwich Village Historic District, 1969-2019: Photos and Tours, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Greenwich Village Historic District….

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The Delightful Dormers of the Greenwich Village Historic District

…in the Greenwich Village Historic District. Grove Street row of dormers. Dormer windows perch elegantly on some of the older buildings in the district. A dormer is a small structure…

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Don’t Forget – LPC Hearing for East 10th Street Historic District

…to come to the hearing and tell the LPC that you support this historic district. What: East 10th Street Historic District Designation Hearing When: Tuesday, January 17 at 1:30 p.m….

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Walking the Meatpacking District With GVSHP’s Historic Image Archive

…1897, No. 7 was converted to a hotel, with a ground floor saloon. This four street intersection of Ninth Avenue, Greenwich Street, Little West 12th Street and Gansevoort Street is paved…

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City Proposes Changes to Jane Street, West 4th Street, Astor Place, and Stuyvesant Street

…area is within a designated historic district (though it abuts the St. Mark’s and NoHo Historic Districts districts and the individually-landmarked Cooper Union Foundation building), the plan does not need…

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Coming Soon: The Sullivan-Thompson Historic District Designation Report

…and historic districts covering their history, architecture, and significance. They tell the public why a particular site or district was designated, and what is (or is not) historically significant and…

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The Origins of Greenwich Village Historic District Street Names: Part VI

The streets, parks, and squares of the Greenwich Village Historic District (GVHD) are named for a unique collection of historical figures. Beginning with our 2019 celebration of the 50th anniversary…

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Dowtown, West Side to Lose Voting Power Under Council Redistricting Plan

…of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Council districts. These districts encompass the Village, East Village, and NoHo, among many other downtown and West Side neighborhoods, and each of these districts…

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NoHo Historic District Becomes a Reality

…Houston Street, which had already been designated a historic district 26 years prior, in 1973. Some Highlights of the NoHo Historic District NoHo Historic District Buildings, photo courtesy of New…

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Throwback Thursday: 392 West Street

…years old this year. In 2006, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) included 392 West Street in the Weehawken Street Historic District, a designation GVSHP fought for and which came out…

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Your East Village Historic District Guide

…George F. Pelham within the new historic district. Source: Map by GVSHP using the base map provided by the NYC Dept. of City Planning. Note: historic district boundaries drawn by…

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Touring Bleecker Street’s Diverse History

…of the Greenwich Village Historic District. In total, we traversed four New York City historic districts including the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II, the South Village Historic District, the NoHo…

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City Votes Unanimously to Landmark Final Phase of GVSHP’s Proposed South Village Historic District!

…of the Sullivan Thompson Historic District brings to over 1,250 the number of buildings GVSHP has helped get landmarked since 2003, including ten new historic districts and historic district extensions,…

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Preserving the Past for the Future: A Journey Through the Greenwich Village Historic District

…oldest and largest historic districts, it covers much but not all of Greenwich Village between University Place and Washington Street, 13th Street and West 4th Street/St. Luke’s Place. Its continuing…

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Happy Birthday Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II!

…Greenwich Village since 1969. Map of the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II The Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II is located along the southwest…

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St. Marks’ Historic District Extension, Designated June 19, 1984

St. Mark’s Historic District Extension identified here with red lines The St. Mark’s Historic District Extension was designated 15 years after the St. Mark’s Historic District and only consists of…

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Press Conference to Save 186 Spring Street: Press Release and pictures

…within a South Village Historic District proposed by GVSHP and supported by many elected officials and community leaders. In 2009 the city promised to consider the entire proposed district for…

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A Tilted Little Street with a Big History: Stuyvesant Street

…District. You can read the full St. mark’s Historic District Designation report and many others here. But, a pressing question remains. Is Stuyvesant Street really the oddly laid out street…

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Finally, East Village/Lower East Side Historic District Scheduled for Vote

…demolitions, and additions to buildings in the proposed district. In the proposed historic district: 2nd Ave between East 6th & East 7th Streets At the urging of GVSHP and other groups…

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Celebrating the Preservationists of the Greenwich Village Historic District

The Greenwich Village Historic District, one of New York City’s oldest and largest historic districts, was designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) on April 29, 1969,…

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New Historic Images- Astor Place, 10th Street, Village Community School, and more.

…signage changes requested in the application 310 East 10th Street The next image is a 1940 tax photo of 301 East 10th Street, part of the East 10th Street Historic District….

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More is More: The NoHo Historic District Extension

…the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension and the St. Mark’s Historic District Extension. Today we are going to look at the NoHo Historic District Extension, designated May 13, 2008. Following…

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The SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District: A 1973 Designation That Helped Shape NYC’s Cultural Legacy

…a historic district by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). The district was subsequently listed on the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark…

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Creating a Historic District in Greenwich Village

…of the artistic life within its boundaries, and the feeling of history that permeates its streets.” — from the 1969 Greenwich Village Historic District Designation report. Read as PDF. The…

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Third Street Music School’s Long Journey to 11th Street

…Third Street Music School Settlement”. 1940s Tax Photo of 51-55 East 3rd Street In 1974 the school moved to 233-239 East 11th Street where it remains today (when Third Street…

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Happy Anniversary St. Mark’s Historic District!

On January 14, 1969, the St. Mark’s Historic District was designated. The district was one of the first historic district designations by the newly created Landmarks Preservation Commission. The district…

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New Buildings Approved for Construction Within the Greenwich Village Historic District Since Designation

…While walking along West 4th Street between Bank Street and West 11th Street, one probably wouldn’t think twice about the contextual, historic-looking structures at 293 and 295 West 4th Street….

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New Buildings Approved for Construction Within the Greenwich Village Historic District Since Designation

…such designs approved in the Greenwich Village Historic District. The Greenwich Village Historic District was designated on April 29, 1969 — the city’s largest and one of its first landmarked districts….

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GVHD50 and Stonewall50 – LGBTQ Sites of the Greenwich Village Historic District

…district. But Stonewall can’t have the whole spotlight; the Greenwich Village Historic District is home to so many essential spots, figures, and moments in LGBTQ history. Explore within: Stonewall Inn…

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When Four “Els” Ran Overhead On Our Streets

…stopped at the West Houston and Greenwich Streets, at Christopher and Greenwich Streets, and finally at West 14th Street and Ninth Avenue. There is evidence of the line at 128 Charles Street,…

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Happy Birthday Greenwich Village Historic District!

…included in the landmarked district. For four decades it was the city’s largest historic district, covering hundreds of buildings in one of New York’s oldest neighborhoods. Greenwich Village Historic District…

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Happy Anniversary, Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District

…and a Queen Anne style former school. This four-block district includes King Street, Varick Street, Vandam Street, MacDougal Street, Houston Street, and 6th Avenue. It is located on the site…

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NoHo East Historic District Turned 10 Yesterday!

NoHo East Historic District map. Source: Landmarks Preservation Commission. Today, the Landmarks Preservation Commission will be holding a public hearing on the proposed South Village Historic District. Yesterday, the NoHo…

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On Edge: The West Village Waterfront

…110-112 Horatio Street (2008), as well as the Weehawken Street Historic District (2006), which encompasses about a dozen buildings along West Street between Christopher and West 10th Streets. Perhaps most…

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Storefronts in Historic Districts — What You Need to Know

…Council, Meatpacking District Business Improvement District, NoHo Business Improvement District, NoHo Neighborhood Association, SoHo Alliance, the Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce, and the Village Alliance. Before and After The…

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One Year in the Life of the East Village/LES Historic District

…10th Street Historic District earlier last year, in January 2012, the designation of these two areas increased tenfold the number of buildings in the East Village with historic district protections….

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Echoes of Eldridge Street Synagogue on East Eleventh Street

…in the Lower East Side, unlike the Congregation Mezritch Synagogue at 415 East 6th Street and the Sixth Street Community Synagogue in the proposed East Village/Lower East Side Historic District,…

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One Street, Many Great Local Businesses: Bleecker Street

…our Business of the Month awardees and Village Award winners located on Bleecker Street. 1 Murray’s Cheese- 254 Bleecker Street -Village Award in 2000 These days it seems you can’t…

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Happy Birthday Greenwich Village Historic District!

…also produced a historic district report, describing the 2,000 or so buildings and the broader neighborhood included in the landmarked district. For four decades it was the city’s largest historic…

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Happy Birthday Greenwich Village Historic District

…included in the landmarked district. For four decades it was the city’s largest historic district, covering hundreds of buildings in one of New York’s oldest neighborhoods. Greenwich Village Historic District…

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Happy Birthday, Gansevoort Market Historic District

…in this historic district on Gansevoort Street. You can read more about this and how you can help fight it here. Today, Gansevoort Market/Meatpacking District is no longer a sleepy enclave,…

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Celebrating the South Village Historic District

…Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II, the South Village Historic District, and the Sullivan-Thompson Historic District) and four individual landmark designations, protecting about 650 buildings and more than 30 blocks….

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Michael E. Levine Oral History: How the Greenwich Village Historic District, SoHo, and Stonewall Happened

…it designated as the Cast Iron Historic District. Those are really great highlights to look back on fifty years ago.” The Greenwich Village Historic District, designated in 1969 Levine earned…

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A Block of West Street, Then & Now

…and Charles Streets. Of the buildings on this block, only 396 and 398 West Street sit within the Weehawken Street Historic District, which the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated in 2006….

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Happy Birthday NoHo Historic District Extension!

…As you can see in the above historic district map, the extension connects the NoHo Historic District and the NoHo East Historic District. For the most part, the 56 buildings…

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Happy Anniversary to the Sullivan-Thompson Historic District!

…After a hard-fought, ten-year campaign led by GVSHP, three new historic districts were created including the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II in 2010, the South Village Historic District in 2013, and the Sullivan-Thompson Historic District…

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The Art of the Artist’s Studio

…the Greenwich Village Historic District, the house was originally built in 1833 for Samuel Phillips, a lamplighter. 228 West 13th Street, via Wikipedia Commons (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:228_West_13th_Street.jpg) 228 West 13th Street next…

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When the Weathermen Blew Up 18 West 11th Street

…A new rear facade and roof addition were approved in 2014. 18 West 11th Street today. New Buildings in the Greenwich Village Historic District No. 11 West 18th Street is…

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The Origins of Greenwich Village Street Names, Part V

…Historic District to explore street name origins all over the neighborhood — north, south, east, and west. Washington Around The Village The south end of today’s Washington Street were first…

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Business of the Month: Berber Street Food, 35 Carmine Street

…Month: Berber Street Food at 35 Carmine Street, where you can enjoy both unique Afro-fusion street food shaped by culinary influences from around the globe, as well as the restaurant’s…

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GVSHP’s Village House Tour Benefit Features Homes within the Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District

…as a headquarters for George Washington during the Revolutionary War. The borders of the Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District include MacDougal Street to the east and runs mid-block on the three streets…

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The Art of the Artist’s Studio

…West 9th Street via wikipedia commons (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:62_West_9th_Street.jpg) 62 West 9th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues) was, according to the designation report for the Greenwich Village Historic District, built for…

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Retracing The East Village’s Historic Little Italy

…look at the East Village’s own historic Little Italy, centered around First Avenue near the beloved pastry shop and cafe. While not nearly as famous or intact as similar districts…

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Considering New Buildings in the Greenwich Village Historic District

…approved since then: 703-711 Washington Street (aka 145-149 Perry Street) and 11-19 Jane Street, the latter of which changed a fair amount as it went through the landmarks approval process, including a height reduction…

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Happy Birthday, SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District

…and abuts the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District, which was designated on August 14, 1973. But the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District, our historic neighbor to the south and east, is nevertheless a…

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Happy 9th Birthday to the Gansevoort Market Historic District

…the Gansevoort Market Historic District. The first new district to be enacted in the Village since the first Greenwich Village Historic District in 1969, Gansevoort Market was designated as a…

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New Addition to Our Preservation History Archive Sheds Light on Charlton King VanDam Historic District on Its Anniversary

VanDam Street from the Evelyn B. Haynes Collection of Village Preservation’s Historic Image Archive. Fifty-four years ago this week, the Charlton King VanDam Historic District was designated, only the fourth historic district…

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MacDougal Sullivan Gardens — One of New York’s Oldest and Most Special Historic Districts

…historic districts to be designated in our area, prior to even the Greenwich Village Historic District in 1969 (only the Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District was designated earlier, in 1966). The twelve homes along…

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Explore Jewish History on Our Greenwich Village Historic District Map

…AIDS crisis. Mayor Ed Koch, Rep. Bella Abzug, and President Jimmy Carter Koch called several spots throughout the current historic district home, including 81 Bedford Street, 72 Barrow Street, and…

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Save the Date – East Village/Lower East Side Historic District Hearing – June 26

…Village/Lower East Side Historic District. This historic district was proposed last year by the Landmarks Preservation Commission and its boundaries were extended after GVSHP and other community groups advocated to…

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Churches of the Greenwich Village Historic District

…Churches are found throughout the Greenwich Village Historic District, and were built as early as 1821, and as late as the 1970s, after the district’s designation in 1969 (one of…

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Emery Roth (& Sons) in the Greenwich Village Historic District

…57th Street, and the St. George Hotel in Brooklyn Heights, the Greenwich Village Historic District has several notable buildings designed by Roth, and one by his sons. Emery Roth Emery…

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