LGBTQ Sites

Take Action

Write the LPC and Mayor DeBlasio urging them to recognize and protect Julius Bar and other significant sites to the history of the LGBT civil rights movement.

Village Preservation has led the charge for recognition and protection of sites connected to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) history, especially LGBT civil rights efforts, in our neighborhoods.  This included getting the Stonewall Inn named the first LGBT site listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places in 1999, and New York City’s first designated LGBT landmark in 2015. We proposed and secured landmark designation for the Gay Activists Alliance Firehouse and the LGBT Community Services Center, and have fought for recognition of other historic sites like Julius’ Bar, 186 Spring Street, Caffe Cino, and others.

Campaign Links

Press
This NYC preservation society wants landmark status for key sites in the struggle for equal rights, Lonely Planet
07/15/2020
Landmarking Sought For Iconic Sites in LGBTQ, Black, Women’s Movements, Gay City News
07/13/2020
Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation calls on city to recognize African-American, LGBTQ sites as landmarks, AMNY
07/07/2020
These buildings matter: City snubs landmarking key civil-rights sites, The Village Sun
07/02/2020
James Baldwin’s Former Upper West Side Home is Officially A National Landmark, I Love The Upper West Side
09/13/2019
The long road to landmark: How NYC’s Stonewall Inn became a symbol of civil rights, 6 Sqft
06/28/2019
Stonewall’s impact, 50 years after the riots: ‘It’s much more than a bar’, AM New York
06/24/2019
City Officially Landmarks Six LGBTQ Sites, Gay City News
06/21/2019
Six L.G.B.T historic sites officially landmarked, The Villager
06/20/2019
6 Historic LGBT Sites Are Now Official Landmarks, West Village Patch
06/18/2019
Six significant LGBTQ sites in New York City are landmarked, 6 Sqft
06/18/2019
City Grants Landmark Status to Six LGBTQ+ Sites, All Arts
06/18/2019
6 LGBTQ sites designated NYC landmarks for roles in civil rights movement, AM New York
06/18/2019
NYC Landmarks Six Sites Associated With Gay Rights Movement, Gothamist
06/18/2019
Six of NYC’s historic LGBTQ sites are now city landmarks, NY Curbed
06/18/2019
23 LGBT landmarks of the East Village and Noho, 6 Sqft
06/17/2019
Landmarks to consider six L.G.B.T. sites, The Villager
05/31/2019
17 LGBT landmarks of Greenwich Village, 6 Sqft
05/30/2019
City to Consider Six LGBTQ Landmarks, Gay City News
05/14/2019
City Considers Landmarking 6 Historic LGBT Sites, West Village Patch
05/14/2019
Johnson hints L.G.B.T. landmarks to come, The Villager
05/08/2019
Dick Leitsch, Whose ‘Sip-In’ Was a Gay Rights Milestone, Dies at 83, New York Times
06/22/2018
LGBT historic site projects continue under Trump, Los Angeles Blade
02/07/2018
Stonewall Monument spared from Trump review, Washington Blade
12/06/2017
Revisiting Julius', Site of Pre-Stonewall 'Sip-In', Flagrant
11/14/2017
Heading into Pride Weekend, Activists Pressure City Hall to Landmark Greenwich Village Bar Where 'The Gay World Began', NY1
06/23/2017
Trump exec order could jeopardize Stonewall Monument, Washington Blade
05/03/2017
NYC pride: Tracing the history of New York's LGBTQ neighborhoods from past to present, Brick Underground
06/30/2016
New York Today: Standing Together at Stonewall, New York Times
06/14/2016
Episode 012 The History of Gay Liberation in US History, In The Past Lane Podcast
06/06/2016
Stonewall Inn in line for historic gay rights honor, CBS News
05/04/2016
Remembering The "Sip-In" For LGBT Rights At Julius' Bar In Greenwich Village, Gothamist
04/22/2016
Before the Stonewall Uprising, There Was the ‘Sip-In’, New York Times
04/21/2016
New York’s oldest gay bar nominated for landmark status, Washington Blade
04/14/2016
Beloved's Julius Bar Recommended to be NY State Historical Site, Gothamist
03/24/2016
50 years after sip-in, another trip to the well, The Villager
02/25/2016
Landmark Status Sought For NYC Bar Where First Gay Protest Was Held—Three Years Before Stonewall, New Now Next
02/24/2016
Fifty Years After Gays Demanded a Drink, Landmark Status Sought, Gay City News
02/17/2016
Another Landmark Moment for Stonewall as Famed Site is Designated by Commission, The Villager
06/25/2015
Stonewall Inn Becomes City’s First LGBT Landmarked Venue, AM New York
06/24/2015
The Stonewall is Now A New York City Landmark, Crain's New York Business
06/24/2015
New York Grants Stonewall Inn Landmark Status, On Top Magazine
06/24/2015
Stonewall Inn Designated NYC Landmark During LGBT Pride Week, Newsweek
06/23/2015
Stonewall Inn Named an Official New York City Landmark, NY Daily News
06/23/2015
Stonewall Inn: Finally, Officially, a Landmark, Observer
06/23/2015
Stonewall Inn, Gay Rights Icon, Gets Official New York Landmark Status, The Guardian
06/23/2015
New York City Makes Stonewall Inn a Landmark, The New York Times
06/23/2015
Stonewall Inn, Gay-Rights Protest Site, Made NYC Landmark, Bloomberg
06/23/2015
Stonewall Inn Designated A City Landmark, CBS New York
06/23/2015
Stonewall Inn Granted Landmark Status, Daily Mail
06/23/2015
Images & Graphs

Stonewall District National Register of Historic Places Images

Protect Our Pride – Julius’ 

06/16/2015

LPC Stonewall Calendaring Presentation

06/02/2015

Village Preservation Press Conference to Save 186 Spring Street 

08/23/2012
Letters & Docs
Village Preservation Letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission regarding historic significance of 70 Fifth Avenue and 80 Fifth Avenue 02/12/2020
Village Preservation’s testimony in support of the designation of the LGBT Community Center 06/04/2019
Village Preservation’s testimony in support of the designation of the Gay Activist Alliance Firehouse 06/04/2019
Village Preservation’s testimony in support of the designation of Caffe Cino 06/04/2019
Village Preservation’s testimony in support of the designation of Caffe Cino 06/04/2019
Support Letters for Julius' Landmarking Proposal 03/14/2016
Request for Designation: Julius' Bar/ 159 West 10th Street 01/14/2016
Stonewall Inn Designation Report 06/23/2015
Press Release: LPC to Consider Stonewall Inn a Landmark 06/02/2015
Follow Up Letter to LPC on Request for Preservation for LGBT Sites 04/22/2015
LGBT Support Letters 02/20/2014
Proposal for Preservation and Protection for Sites Significant to LGBT History 01/16/2013
NYS Dept. of Preservation Eligibility for Julius' Bar 12/17/2012
Letter of Request for Eligibility for Julius' Bar 12/05/2012
NYS Dept. of Preservation Eligibility for 186 Spring Street 09/07/2012
Letter to LPC with Additional Information on 186 Spring Street 09/05/2012
Letter to NY State SHPO Requesting Determination of Eligibility for 186 Spring Street 08/31/2012
Stonewall Gains Federal Recognition on its 30th Anniversary 06/21/1999
Landmark Proposals
Stonewall National Historic Landmark Nomination 02/16/2000

Updates

  • July 2, 2020

    Celebrate LGBTQ Pride (Virtually) With Village Preservation

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  • February 14, 2020

    Honoring and Protecting LGBT history in the Village

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  • February 12, 2020

    Battle for Landmark Protections for South of Union Square Includes Historic NAACP and National Gay Task Force Headquarters

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  • June 16, 2019

    AFTER FIVE YEAR CAMPAIGN BY VILLAGE PRESERVATION, CITY LANDMARKS LGBT HISTORIC SITES Sites are City’s First LGBT Landmarks Since Successful 2015 Campaign to Landmark Stonewall Inn

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  • June 3, 2019

    LGBT Landmarks to be Heard Tomorrow – Send a Letter Today

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  • May 14, 2019

    After Four Year Campaign, City Calendars LGBT Historic Sites in Greenwich Village

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  • May 13, 2019

    After Four Year Campaign by Village Preservation, City Agrees to Landmark LGBT Historic Sites

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  • May 3, 2019

    With #Stonewall50 Underway, Will City Protect LGBT Landmarks?

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  • April 23, 2019

    NOW MORE THAN EVER, CITY MUST RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT LGBT HISTORIC LANDMARKS

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  • June 22, 2016

    RECOGNIZING AND PRESERVING LGBT HISTORY IN THE VILLAGE Urge the City to Landmark Civil Rights Pioneer Julius’ Bar

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  • May 6, 2016

    Hearing On Stonewall National Monument Plan May 9

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  • April 15, 2016

    Julius’ Sip In 50th Anniversary Approaches

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