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Landmarking 101: The Case of 121 Charles Street
121 Charles is up for sale and press about the house as a potential development site has generated a lot of landmark misconceptions. The freestanding house at 121 Charles Street…
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Upper East Side Farmhouse to Village Treasure- 121 Charles Street
…Click here to read a full history of 121 Charles Street. Read more about the home in Off the Grid here. 121 Charles Street in 1967. Source: Landmarks Preservation Commission….
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Map It! A Day in the Life of 121 Charles Street
…potential sale of 121 Charles Street in the Greenwich Village Historic District. This summer, members of the Glass family (owners of the house for nearly a century when it was…
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One Small Step for Man…One Giant Leap for 121 Charles Street!
…at 121 Charles Street. 121 Charles Street 121 Charles Street dates from the late 18th/early 19th century, with some sources dating its construction to 1810. Saw marks found on the…
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121 Charles Street, from Yorkville to the Village
121 Charles Street in 1967. Source: Landmarks Preservation Commission. By now, many of you have heard about the controversy over the little house at 121 Charles Street, at the corner…
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121 Charles Street
121 Charles Street The Margaret Wise Brown House at 121 Charles Street (at the corner of Greenwich Street) is one of the most historically significant buildings in our neighborhood. Press…
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The History of 121 Charles Street With Amanda Davis, Village Preservation’s Director of Preservation and Research
The History of 121 Charles Street With Amanda Davis, Village Preservation’s Director of Preservation and Research Known as ‘Cobble Court’ or ‘The Goodnight Moon House’, the quirky wooden home at…
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121 Charles Street: A Chat with Ingrid Bernhard
Photo by GVSHP. January 2015. Long-time Off the Grid readers will remember the stir that was caused last summer when an ill-informed real estate listing described the property at 121…
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159 Charles Street: A Greek Revival Gem in the Far West Village
159 Charles Street Today Designated on November 14, 2007, 159 Charles Street is significant as a relatively rare surviving residential building of the early period of development of the Far…
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The Antique Business District South of Union Square: Charles Cheriff Galleries, 84 University Place
…Charles Cheriff Galleries, 84 University Place (between 11th and 12th Streets) can. Charles Cheriff Wachman founded his gallery in 1924. He had immigrated from a town along the Russian-German border…
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Charles Lockwood, 1948-2012
Many of us awoke to the sad news today of the passing of Charles Lockwood. Charles was an architectural historian whose book, “Bricks and Brownstones, The New York Rowhouse 1783-1929”…
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Birthday Blog with Charles Busch!
…fan of Charles and so on this, his ??? birthday, I caught up with him amidst his busy schedule to ask him for his thoughts on his favorite neighborhood. Charles…
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31 Literary Icons of Greenwich Village
…121 Charles Street The Goodnight Moon author never actually lived at 121 Charles Street, but she lived in the house which has been located there for the last 52 years. Also known as Cobble…
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31 Literary Icons of the Greenwich Village Historic District
…his window: ‘Are you still alive, Djuna?’ She died in 1982, the last surviving English-language modernist. 3. Margaret Wise Brown, 121 Charles Street The Goodnight Moon author never actually lived at 121 Charles…
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Application for Changes to Double-Landmarked Iconic 131 and 131½ Charles Street Returns for Fourth Time on Tuesday
A new application to significantly alter and dig below the iconic landmarked house (1834) and backhouse at 131 and 131½ Charles Street will come before the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)…
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Troubling Plan to Alter and Excavate Under Iconic 1834 Landmarked House at 131 Charles Street Returns Tuesday!
131 Charles Street (l.) and the proposal to dig under and extensively alter it and its historic rear house. Proposal Would Also Alter and Potentially Endanger 19th Century Backhouse, Longtime…
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Charles Snyder’s Historic Schools in the East Village
…his best work is located right here in our own community. In 1891, New York City’s Board of Education named Charles B.J. Snyder the superintendent of buildings. At first in…
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Charles Mingus Plaque Unveiling and Performance
…icon Charles Mingus on the building in which he lived and planned to launch a school. This legendary composer, bandleader, multi-instrumentalist, and social activist was a towering figure in American…
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Troubling Plan for Iconic Landmarked 1834 House at 131 Charles Street Comes Before Landmarks Tuesday — Join Us to Oppose!
Next Tuesday, the NYC Landmarks Preservation will hold a public hearing on an application to alter the iconic, individually landmarked 1834 house and rear house at 131 and 131½ Charles…
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Jazz Fans and Luminaries Turn Out for Charles Mingus Plaque Unveiling
…just such a performance, to the delight all those gathered. Watch the video of the Charles Mingus plaque unveiling program HERE See the photos of the Charles Mingus plaque unveiling…
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Charles Lindbergh & The Village
Charles August Lindbergh was born on February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan to a Swedish immigrant and U.S. Congressman of the same name and chemistry teacher Evangeline Lodge Land Lindbergh….
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Bricks and Brownstone and Beyond: A Panel Discussion on the Life and Legacy of Charles Lockwood
Bricks and Brownstone and Beyond: A Panel Discussion on the Life and Legacy of Charles Lockwood Written by the late architectural historian Charles Lockwood, Bricks and Brownstone: The New York…
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Charles Mingus: A Life of Jazz and Social Justice in Our Midst
Charles Mingus (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) has earned a well-deserved fame and notoriety over a lifetime of performance, composition, and controversy. The ‘bad boy’ of jazz was…
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A Complete Guide to the Charles B.J. Snyder Schools in Our Neighborhoods
C.B.J. Snyder, Superintendent of New York City Schools 1891-1922 For those unfamiliar, Charles B.J. Synder was the New York City Department of Education’s Superintendent of Buildings from 1891 – 1922,…
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Facing Broad Opposition, Landmarks Balks at Plan for Massive Excavation and Alterations at 131 and 131 1/2 Charles Street
Exterior of 131 Charles Street (left), and proposed alterations to the site We’re happy to report that at today’s Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing on the troubling and potentially dangerous proposed…
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Damaging Proposal for Alterations to and Excavations Under 131 and 131 1/2 Charles Street Rejected!
We are pleased to report that the revised proposal for inappropriate and potentially damaging alterations to, and excavation under, the landmarked 131 Charles Street (1834) and its 19th-century rear carriage…
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Charles Kramer Selfie, Hoboken, September 23, 2001
East Villager Charles Kramer regularly bicycled to Hoboken. These photos donated by Charles Kramer were taken on 9/23/2001 close to midnight in Hoboken following 9/11. Many people who worked in…
Posted August 19, 2021
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131 Charles Street
Charles Street between Washington and Greenwich Streets Individual Landmark and within the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension I LPC designation reports: Individual Landmark PDF and Historic District PDF. Application is…
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16-18 Charles Street
…5) LPC designation report: Read this property’s architectural/historical description (under 4, 10, 16-22 Charles Street). 6) Receive updates by email: Please click here if you would like Village Preservation to…
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33 Charles Street
CB2 hearing: 10/18/2021 LPC hearing: 10/26/2021 Greenwich Village Historic District Charles Street between West 4th Street and 7th Avenue South —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the CB2 agenda: Application is…
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90 Charles Street
…the hearing, send it to testimony@lpc.nyc.gov by 12:00 noon on the Monday before the hearing. Click HERE for suggested guidelines for testimony from Village Preservation. Greenwich Village Historic District Charles Street between Bleecker Street…
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79-81 Charles Street
…before the hearing. Click HERE for suggested guidelines for testimony from Village Preservation. Greenwich Village Historic District Charles Street between Bleecker Street and West 4th Street —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From…
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131 Charles Street
…also successfully fought off approvals for an application to drastically alter the house and rear carriage house, the former residence of photographer Diane Arbus. 131 Charles Street via Google Streetview….
Posted April 12, 2023
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Register Now for the May 31 Charles Mingus Plaque Unveiling and the June 13 Village Awards and Annual Meeting
Join us Wednesday, May 31 at 6 PM as we’ll be unveiling our latest historic plaque, marking the home of jazz pioneer Charles Mingus. We’ll be joined by some amazing…
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Charles Mingus Plaque Unveiling this Wednesday May 31 at 6pm with Musical Performances and Speakers — Register Now
Join us in person this Wednesday evening at 6pm for our latest historic plaque unveiling, this time honoring jazz genius Charles Mingus at his former home on Great Jones Street,…
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119-121 Second Avenue
8/7/18 LPC hearing date. For more information regarding this application, click here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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121 Washington Place, 1
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Posted June 2, 2020
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119-121 Second Avenue, 2
8/7/18 LPC hearing date. For more information regarding this application, click here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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121 Washington Place, 2
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Posted June 2, 2020
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121 West 10th Street
APPROVED on 09/10/2013 Greenwich Village Historic District Between Greenwich and Sixth Avenues —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the LPC agenda: A building built in 1954. Application is to legalize…
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119-121 Second Avenue
APPROVED with modifications 08/07/2018 CB3 hearing: 06/18/2018 LPC hearing: 07/10/2018 – no action LPC meeting: 08/07/2018 East Village/Lower East Side Historic District Between East 7th Street and St. Mark’s Place…
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121 Washington Place
APPROVED with modifications 03/05/2019 CB2 hearing: 02/14/2019 LPC hearing: 03/05/2019 Greenwich Village Historic District Between Grove Street and Sixth Avenue —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the CB2 agenda: Application…
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121 West 11th Street, c. 1940 tax photo
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Posted August 18, 2020
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115-121 East 12th Street
This now-seven-story neo-Classical–style building was owned and constructed by the New York Edison Company, today known as Con Edison, in 1904. It served as an electric transformer and distributing station….
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121 Waverly Place
Waverly Place between MacDougal Street and Sixth Avenue Greenwich Village Historic District LPC Designation Report: Available in PDF. Application is to replace windows. PDF presentation links: LPC Presentation of 1/30/2024…
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121 West 11th Street
APPROVED with modifications 09/15/2020 CB2 hearing: 08/13/2020 LPC hearing: 09/15/2020 Greenwich Village Historic District Between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the CB2 agenda: Application…
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The Origins of Greenwich Village Historic District Street Names: Part II
…Christopher Park were all named for Charles Christopher Amos. Local Favorite 121 Charles Street The land under much of Greenwich Village was developed as a tobacco farm by Wouter Van…
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70 Charles Street
APPROVED with modifications on 09/10/2013 Greenwich Village Historic District Between Bleecker and West 4th Streets —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the LPC agenda: An Italianate style rowhouse built in…
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54 Charles Street
APPROVED with modifications 03/08/2016 CB2 hearing: 01/19/2016 LPC hearing: 02/02/2016 LPC meeting: 03/08/2016 Greenwich Village Historic District Between West 4th Street and Seventh Avenue South —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1)…
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139 Charles Street
APPROVED 10/25/2016 CB2 hearing: 07/14/2016 LPC hearing: 09/20/2016 – laid over LPC hearing: 10/25/2016 Greenwich Village Historic District Extension Between Washington Street and Greenwich Street —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1)…
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81 Charles Street
APPROVED with modifications 02/07/2017 CB2 hearing: 12/15/2016 LPC hearing: 01/10/2017 – laid over LPC hearing: 02/07/2017 Greenwich Village Historic District Between West 4th Street and Bleecker Street Image courtesy of…
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41 Charles Street
APPLICATION APPROVED on 04/09/2013 Application Closed Greenwich Village Historic District Between West 4th Street and Waverly Place Image courtesy of Google Street View —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the…
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129 Charles Street
APPLICATION APPROVED with modifications Application Closed Greenwich Village Historic District Extension Between Washington and Greenwich Streets —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the LPC agenda: A vernacular style stable and…
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37 Charles Street
APPLICATION APPROVED Application Closed Greenwich Village Historic District Between West 4th Street and Seventh Avenue South http://lpc.gvshp.org/?p=10129 —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the LPC agenda: A rowhouse built in…
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91 Charles Street, aka 368 Bleecker Street
APPROVED Greenwich Village Historic District Between Hudson and Bleecker Streets —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the LPC agenda: A row house built between 1847 and 1853. Application is to…
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Campaign Update
Latest Landmark Applications: 33 9th Avenue, 52-58 Gansevoort Street, 525-527 Broome Street, 9 St. Luke’s Place, 69 Gansevoort Street, 611-621 Broadway, 54 Bleecker Street, 314 Bleecker Street, 122 West 3rd Street, 33 Charles Street
Village Preservation provides an ongoing record of all applications for changes to landmarked properties in our neighborhoods (Greenwich Village, NoHo, Gansevoort Market, the South Village, and the East Village) that…
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52 Charles Street
LPC Public Meeting: 9/26/2023 – Approved LPC Public Hearing: 6/27/2023 – No Action CB2 hearing: 5/11/2023 Greenwich Village Historic District Between West 4th Street and 7th Avenue South —- APPLICATION…
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Noah and his family at 529 Hudson between 10th and Charles Street
Noah Greenberg, his wife Diane, her dog Dinky, and their daughter Becca. In the 1970s, Noah and Dinky used to walk on the tracks of the old, abandoned “West Side…
Posted October 13, 2021
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33 Charles Street, 1940s Tax Photo
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Posted October 8, 2021
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70 Charles Street
9/10/2013 LPC hearing. For more information about this application, click here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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16-18 Charles Street, 3
5/5/2015 LPC hearing. For more information about this application, click here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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16-18 Charles Street, 2
5/5/2015 LPC hearing. For more information about this application, click here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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16-18 Charles Street
5/5/2015 LPC hearing. For more information about this application, click here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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159 Charles Street
7/24/18 LPC hearing date. For more information regarding this application, click here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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47 through 35 Charles Street
4/9/2013 LPC hearing. For more information about this application, click here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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