Historic Homes of the Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District On August 16th, 1966, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District. This small but distinct neighborhood is part of the…
Read More…share a little history about the district. Designated August 16, 1966, the Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District is unique in its concentration of early Federal-style homes and is well known as the…
Read MoreVanDam 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…
Read More…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…
Read More…Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District, designated on August 16, 1966, and the MacDougal-Sullivan Gardens Historic District, designated on August 2, 1967. As the designation reports explain, both small Village districts contain pristinely…
Read More…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. …
Read More…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…
Read More…Purchase tickets here. View Historic photos of the Charlton King-Vandam Historic District here. Read the Charlton King-Vandam Historic District designation report here. Read its State and National Register report here….
Read More…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…
Read More…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…
Read More…affluent homeowner blocks of the King-Charlton-VanDam Historic District to the Trump SoHo (where the City claims no one “lives,” because it would violate the zoning, but we know better) and…
Read More…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…
Read More…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…
Read More…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…
Read More…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…
Read More…new historic districts. In addition to Sullivan-Thompson, the Greenwich Village Historic Extension II was designated in 2010, and the South Village Historic District was designated in 2013. Between the three…
Read More…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…
Read More…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…
Read More…to find a piece of the city’s hidden history! One last visual resource we’d like to point out are historic district maps, which can be found on our Historic Districts…
Read More…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…
Read More…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…
Read More…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…
Read MoreGreenwich Village Historic District Extension Map In this series, ‘More is More,’ we look at extensions of historic districts in our area. In the previous post, we covered the designation…
Read More…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…
Read More…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,…
Read More…Village Preservation, we celebrate April as “Greenwich Village Historic District Month,” since it was on April 29, 1969 that the district was landmarked, culminating a years-long battle to achieve this…
Read More…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…
Read MoreSt. 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…
Read More…commercial, institutional buildings. Slideshow of buildings included in the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District History of some of the buildings in the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District At…
Read MoreThe 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,…
Read More…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….
Read More…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….
Read MoreThis 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…
Read More…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…
Read More…designation of the Greenwich Village Historic District in April of 1969 followed years of community advocacy work, disputes from real estate interests and several different plans for the district —…
Read MoreOn 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…
Read More…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….
Read More…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…
Read More…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…
Read MoreThis 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…
Read MoreNoHo 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…
Read More1904 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…
Read More…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…
Read More…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….
Read More…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…
Read More…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…
Read MoreOn September 9, 2003, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Gansevoort Market Historic District. GVSHP led the fight to protect the important historically significant buildings in this neighborhood, and…
Read More…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…
Read MoreWeehawken 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read More…the third floor. Interested in learning more about the St. Mark’s Historic District? Read 1969 NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission designation report for the St. Mark’s Historic District here or read…
Read More…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…
Read More…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…
Read More4 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…
Read More…our blog, we’ve written much about other synagogues that can be found in the East Village. Learn more about the amazing, historic sites of the Greenwich Village Historic District here….
Read More…Thompson and Charlton King-Vandam Historic Districts here. Read the Sullivan Thompson Historic District designation report here. Read the Charlton King-Vandam Historic District designation report here. Read other designation reports here….
Read More…10th Street Historic District. The district includes 26 row houses mostly built in the 1840’s and 1850’s, extending from Avenue A to Avenue B. Very few modifications to the buildings…
Read More…Historic District since its designation in 1969 — click HERE to see the report. It’s been updated since its release and to date, we have recorded forty-two such approvals, though…
Read More…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…
Read More…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…
Read More…celebrations. The streets, parks, and squares of the Greenwich Village Historic District are named for a unique collection of historical figures. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Greenwich…
Read More…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…
Read More…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…
Read More…within the Greenwich Village Historic District, visit our Greenwich Village Historic District Map + Tours here, and be sure to click on the dropdown menu for the alphabetical listing of…
Read More…East Village through East Village Building Blocks. Today we’re venturing west into the Greenwich Village Historic District for another musical tour. Map of the Greenwich Village Historic District Village Vanguard…
Read MoreThis was one in a series of posts marking the 50th anniversary of the designation of the Greenwich Village Historic District in 2019. Credited with building some of the most…
Read More…original proposed South Village Historic District. This was followed by the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District designation in 2012 (strongly supported by GVSHP), and then the South Village Historic…
Read More…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….
Read MoreYesterday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a designation hearing for the proposed East Village/Lower East Side Historic District. The hearing room was packed and overflowing with supporters of the district…
Read More…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…
Read MoreLast night, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) revealed maps of their two proposed historic districts in the East Village. The larger of the two proposed districts is composed of sections…
Read More…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. In the months since we…
Read More…were within what would decades later become the Greenwich Village Historic District. Three remain standing while one was demolished. The images below are featured on our Greenwich Village Historic District:…
Read More…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….
Read More…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….
Read More…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:…
Read More…original mission was to advocate for and monitor the preservation of the Greenwich Village Historic District, one of the first and largest historic districts considered in New York City. As…
Read More…to fight to get “phase III” of our proposed South Village Historic District designated. This is the incredibly vulnerable and historically rich area south of Houston Street which the LPC…
Read More…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…
Read More…our neighbors celebrate an important anniversary. It was on August 14, 1973, that the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the SoHo Cast Iron Historic District. According to that designation report: The…
Read More…Historic District and the places they either called home or frequented? Explore our our “Homes and Haunts of Great Writers” tour on our Greenwich Village Historic District Map + Tours….
Read More…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….
Read More…historic district Attendees at yesterday’s LPC hearing Already listed on the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places and part of the Preservation League of New York State’s…
Read MoreLast week we shared an online Historic Bowery Walking Tour. This week we are sharing a walking tour of the Gansevoort Market Historic District, landmarked in 2003 thanks to efforts by GVSHP. Back…
Read More…historic district and landmark protections. Zoning changes could reinforce the residential character of the neighborhood and limit the height, size, and scale of new development. Expanded landmark and historic district…
Read More…New York City Marble Cemetery What is an historic district? An historic district is an area where a group of buildings and…
Read More… What is an historic district? An historic district is an area where a group of buildings and sites have a distinct sense of place or character….
Read More…mid-19th century and known as “Little Africa.” The newly designated Sullivan-Thompson Historic District included part of “Little Africa,” and in looking at the recently published designation report for the Sullivan-Thompson…
Read More…craft. Many of these artists’ homes and studios were located within the Greenwich Village Historic District, one of the city’s oldest and largest historic districts, established in 1969 with more…
Read MoreThis is one in a series of posts marking the 50th anniversary of the designation of the Greenwich Village Historic District. Click here to check out our year-long activities and…
Read More…Greenwich Village Historic District, which boasts 22 of his buildings within its borders. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the designation of the Greenwich Village Historic District this year,…
Read More…One If By Land before (left) and after removal of historic architectural detail without landmarks permission. Fortunately that site is located within the Greenwich Village Historic District, and is thus…
Read More…area, the Landmarks Preservation Commission finds that the St. Mark’s Historic District contains buildings and other improvements which have a special character and special historical and aesthetic interest and value…
Read More…celebrations. The streets, parks, and squares of the Greenwich Village Historic District are named for a unique collection of historical figures. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Greenwich…
Read MoreThis is one in a series of posts marking the 50th anniversary of the designation of the Greenwich Village Historic District. Click here to check out our year-long activities and…
Read MoreThis is one in a series of posts marking the 50th anniversary of the designation of the Greenwich Village Historic District. Check out our year-long activities and celebrations at gvshp.org/GVHD50. Walking back to the…
Read More…district in the East Village. Today the original Greenwich Village Historic District has been expanded twice, the St. Mark’s Historic District expanded once, and new historic districts added in the…
Read More…Save” fortified our efforts to protect these historic and endangered areas. 2002: GANSEVOORT MARKET The Gansevoort Market Historic District. The Gansevoort Market Historic District is an architecturally and culturally rich…
Read More…of two buildings included in the St. Mark’s Historic District Extension Twenty-eight years ago, on June 19 1984, the St. Mark’s Historic District Extension was designated. This tiny extension to…
Read MoreIf you have ever noticed the beautiful row houses along MacDougal Street and Sullivan Street between Houston Street and Bleecker Street, these are part of the MacDougal-Sullivan Gardens Historic District….
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