The proposed landmark designation of 50 West 13th Street, the longtime home of the 13th Street Repertory Theatre, which we’ve been campaigning to save since 2020, has been scheduled for a hearing at the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) for 9:30 am on Tuesday, September 10. The public can testify remotely via video or in person at the LPC hearing room, Municipal Building, 1 Centre Street, Ninth Floor, as well as submit written comments beforehand, and we strongly encourage all who support preserving this historic structure to do so.

Village Preservation has been fighting to save this endangered 1846 house since the death of longtime co-owner and 13th Street Repertory Theatre operator Edith O’Hara. In addition to the rich theater history connected to the building, Village Preservation’s research uncovered and established the building’s incredibly important African American, civil rights, and women’s suffrage history. During the four years we have been pushing the city to act on landmark designation, the owner has allowed the building to significantly deteriorate and destroyed rare historic architectural detail on the exterior.

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