Artboard 1 Village Preservation
  • Home
  • About Us

    Village Preservation is dedicated to preserving the architectural heritage and cultural history of Greenwich Village, the East Village and NoHo.

    Overview

    Who We Are

    • Mission & History
    • Our Team

    About Our Work

    • Testimonials
    • Accomplishments
    • Annual Reports

    Newsletter

    • Current Newsletter
    • Browse All
  • Advocacy

    Village Preservation advocates for landmark and zoning protections and monitors proposed and planned developments and alterations to landmarked and historic sites throughout our neighborhoods.

    Overview

    All Campaigns

    View current and past campaigns to protect landmarked properties

    LPC Applications

    View applications to the LPC for work on landmarked properties

    • Report a Violation
    • Advocacy Reports
    • Take Action
  • Get Involved
    Overview
    Join or Renew
    Join or Renew
    Donate
    Donate
    Volunteer
    Volunteer
    Shop
    Shop
    Take Action on Advocacy Campaigns
    Take Action on Advocacy Campaigns
  • Events
    Overview

    All Events

    • Annual Meeting & Village Awards
    • Continuing Education
    • Village Voices: Village Preservation's Annual Benefit
    25

    Chaim Gross’s 100 Years in the Village

    May 25, 2021
  • Resources

    Village Preservation offers a variety of tools to help you learn more about the history and culture of our neighborhoods.

    Overview

    Maps

    • Greek Revival Bicentennial Map
    • Greenwich Village Historic District Map and Tours
    • Civil Rights and Social Justice Map
    • Small Business, Big History Map
    • East Village Building Blocks
    • 19th Amendment Centennial StoryMap
    • South of Union Square Map
    • Urban Archive/Village Preservation Maps

    Archives

    • Historic Image Archive
    • Oral Histories
    • Preservation History Archive

    Research & Education

    • Neighborhood History
    • Landmark Designation Reports
    • Property Owners and Researchers
    • Children’s Education
    • Continuing Education
    • Allied Organizations
    • Advocacy Reports
  • Blog
  • Image Archive
  • Support
Village Preservation

Receive daily blog posts to you inbox.

  • Advocacy Efforts
  • GVHD50
  • Historic Events
  • Multiple Blog Categories
  • People
  • Programs & Resources
  • Social & Political Movements
  • Tours

Gen. George Washington Establishes HQ at Richmond Hill, April, 1776

Richmond Hill was a Colonial estate built on a 26-acre parcel of the “King’s Farm” in 1767 by Major Abraham Mortier, paymaster of the British army in the colony. Located … Continued

Posted April 14, 2021

By Sam Moskowitz

  • Blog Posts
  • Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District
  • Historic Events
  • People

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

The Greenwich Village Historic District, which was designated (landmarked) on April 29, 1969, holds some of the loveliest bits of Greenwich Village within its bounds — from Washington Square to … Continued

Posted April 13, 2021

By Ariel Kates

  • Greenwich Village
  • GVHD50
  • Historic Events
  • Programs & Resources

#SouthofUnionSquare: Home to (even more) Trailblazing Artists, Dancers, Labor Leaders, and Birth Control Advocates

Our interactive tool “Virtual Village” brings users on unique and unexpected journeys.

Posted April 8, 2021

By Louisa Winchell

  • Advocacy Efforts
  • People
  • South of Union Square
  • Tours

Back from the Edge: the Preservation Success Story at 43 MacDougal Street

43 MacDougal Street, a landmarked 1846 Greek Revival townhouse, sat vacant for decades in the 1990s and 2000s, a thorn in the side of the neighborhood and Village Preservation. Years … Continued

Posted April 7, 2021

By Sam Moskowitz

  • Advocacy Efforts
  • South Village

A Move To Allow New York City To Save Its Landmarks

On April 6, 1965, the New York City Council approved the bill granting the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission the power to designate and preserve New York City’s landmarks. … Continued

Posted April 6, 2021

By Sarah Bean Apmann

  • Advocacy Efforts
  • East Village
  • Greenwich Village
  • NoHo
  • South Village

Ferlinghetti and Rosset: Censorship-Battling Superheroes

Our neighborhoods are not only places where great literature was written. It’s also where great literature was published, sometimes at great legal peril, and where tectonic-shifting battles against censorship were … Continued

Posted April 5, 2021

By Lannyl Stephens

  • Advocacy Efforts
  • People
  • Social & Political Movements

“Amended,” a Podcast Going Deeper on Women’s History

There are many important takeaways from Village Preservation’s 19th Amendment Centennial StoryMap; there are a remarkable number of people and places in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo who … Continued

Posted April 2, 2021

By Ariel Kates

  • East Village
  • Greenwich Village
  • Historic Events
  • People
  • Social & Political Movements

Samuel ‘Chip’ Delany, Author and Genius

Samuel R. (Chip) Delany, born on April 1, 1942, is an acclaimed author of both non-fiction and science fiction. He grew up in Harlem, at 2250 Seventh Ave above his father’s … Continued

Posted April 1, 2021

By Sam Moskowitz

  • East Village
  • People

Spaceship Earth: Buckminster Fuller & CHARAS

In 2018 as part of a collaborative project with Loisaida Inc. and La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez, Matthew Mottel built two geodesic domes at La Plaza and in the … Continued

Posted March 31, 2021

By Lena Rubin

  • East Village
  • Historic Events
  • Programs & Resources
  • Social & Political Movements

Village Award Winners: Past, Present, and Future

With the deadline for submitting nominations for the 2021 Village Awards fast approaching (it’s this Friday — submit your nominations HERE), we thought we would take a look at some … Continued

Posted March 30, 2021

By Sarah Bean Apmann

  • Programs & Resources

Posts navigation

Older posts

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Contact

232 East 11 Street
New York, NY 10003

212 475 9585
info@villagepreservation.org

Office Hours

Due to COVID-19, we are working remotely and are not maintaining public office hours. Please call or email to get in touch with us.

Opportunities

  • Employment
  • Internships
  • Volunteer
© 2021 Village Preservation
  • Privacy Policy