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Edgar Tafel: the Architect and the Man

Edgar Tafel: the Architect and the Man Edgar Tafel (1912-2011) was a Village architect known for his sensitivity to place and history. His buildings in the Village include the presbytery…

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Building History Detectives: Greenwich Village – An introduction to building research with historian Susan De Vries

Building History Detectives: Greenwich Village An introduction to building research with historian Susan De Vries Are you curious about a building in the neighborhood? Have you ever wondered what the…

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Napoleon LeBrun — Firehouse Architect and So Much More

…LeBrun became the official architect for the New York City Fire Department, which had formed in 1865. Between 1879 and 1895 the architectural firm would design 42 firehouses and other…

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14-16 Fifth Avenue: Community Board Rejects Plan, Landmarks Preservation Commission Hearing Tues. March 9

…the application on Tuesday, March 9. As soon as the exact time of the daytime hearing is announced, we will let you know. Urge City Officials To Oppose Demolition of…

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The Decorated Tenement: How Immigrant Builders and Architects Transformed the Slum in the Gilded Age

The Decorated Tenement: How Immigrant Builders and Architects Transformed the Slum in the Gilded Age Celebrate the release of The Decorated Tenement by Zachary J. Violette with an illustrated book…

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The Architecture of South of Union Square: Virtual Photo Exhibit

…historic sites across the state, of which South of Union Square is one. Explore the Architecture of South of Union Square — CLICK HERE You can help protect this architecturally…

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First City Hearing on Air Rights Transfer for St. Mark’s Place Tech Office Tower Next Wed., March 4, approx. 11am

Proposed tech office tower at 3 St. Mark’s Place which would increase in size by 20% if the air rights transfer is approved. Join us on Wednesday, March 4 for…

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The Woman On The White Horse: Inez Milholland and the March for Suffrage

Inez Milholland, wearing a white cape while seated on white horse, at the National American Woman Suffrage Association parade, March 3, 1913. (Credit: F A Archive/REX/Shutterstock) The 19th Amendment to…

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Tompkins Square North: Anatomy of an East Village BlockA Presentation by the NYU Public History & Archives Class

…Public History and Archives Program will present their semester-long research about the people who called this neighborhood home. Looking at three distinct time periods, from 1860-1890, 1900-1930, and post-1930, the…

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Celebrating Holidays: Immigrants to Greenwich Village A Presentation by the NYU Archives & Public History Program Master’s Degree Candidates

Celebrating Holidays: Immigrants to Greenwich Village A Presentation by the NYU Archives & Public History Program Master’s Degree Candidates So many different ethnic immigrant groups have come to Greenwich Village…

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New Historic Image Archive Additions: Downtown Drag+Performance in the 1990s, Part II

…Archive of Over 3,600 Images from the Late 18th through the Early 21st Centuries HERE If you have images you would like to donate to our archives, please contact info@villagepreservation.org. …

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Be Aware! The Ides of March and the Village

Beware the Ides of March! Though Caesar may have had cause to worry, thankfully the Village is a little more manageable than the Roman Republic. However, that doesn’t mean this…

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New Research and Supporters Power Push for South of Union Square Landmarking

Our latest research has uncovered fascinating information about the significance of our proposed South of Union Square Historic District and the buildings within it. That includes trailblazing female engineers at…

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Donate Photos to Our Historic Image Archive

Our Image Archive includes collections donated by (from left) Robert Fisch, Carole Teller, Pryor Dodge, and Meredith Jacobson Marciano, among others Our Historic Image Archive currently has over 4,000 photos,…

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Resource of the Week: Historic Image Archive

Did you know that Village Preservation has an ever-growing Historic Image Archive containing nearly 4,500 images in over 60 collections, ranging from late 18th-century etchings to photographs and postcards from…

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From the GVSHP Archives: Outdoor Artists

With the refreshingly spring-like weather making us long for a walk in the park today, we thought we’d take a look (via GVSHP’s archives) at some artists working en plein…

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Restoring the Yiddish Art Theater: A Lecture by Architect Dan Allen

…Tooman & Allen Architects, as he takes you through the completed exterior restoration of this landmarked building. Using historic evidence, before and after images, and architectural information, he will explain…

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Village Scenes: A March of Snow and Sunshine

…calendars told us it was March. Only a few days into the month, the city was covered in snow. While we weren’t exactly thrilled, we couldn’t help but notice how…

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The New Ohio Theatre: A visit to the New Ohio Theatre in the historic Archive Building

The New Ohio Theatre: A visit to the New Ohio Theatre in the historic Archive Building The Ohio Theatre was founded on Wooster Street in Soho in the 1980s and…

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The Gardens of Greenwich Village: A Lecture by Landscape Architect Robin Key

The Gardens of Greenwich Village: A Lecture by Landscape Architect Robin Key Residents and visitors journey through Greenwich Village’s intimately scaled streets and are exposed to an abundance of lush…

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New Additions to Historic Image Archive: Hudson River Waterfront ca. 1980; Hudson Park JHS: June 1938

…archive, from the late 18th through the early 21st centuries, and purchase prints of many to support our work. See New and Old Collection In Our Historic Image Archive —…

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New Research Uncovers More Incredible History to Power Our Push for Landmark Protections for Greenwich Village and the East Village South of Union Square

Village Preservation continues our research efforts to demonstrate the incredible history of the area south of Union Square which lacks landmark protections, and to fight for its preservation. Our latest…

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Image Archive Collection: The High Line in 1979 — Noah Greenberg’s “Manhattan Promenade” Proposal

We recently added a new collection to our historic image archive, Noah Greenberg’s “Manhattan Promenade” Proposal. This collection dates from 1979, and includes shots of what we now know as…

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Susan De Vries — Architecture Collection

…held roles at the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She is currently the photo and research director at Brownstoner, writing about and photographing historic Brooklyn architecture. Early in her career, from 1994 to…

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Matthew Del Gaudio, architect of Our Lady of Pompeii Church

…of architecture. The Del Gaudio Service Award winner will have also demonstrated an active interest and leadership role in AIANYS.” And so the legacy of this accomplished architect lives on….

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Histories of 4th Street from East to West: A Presentation by the NYU Archives & Public History Program Master’s Degree Candidates

Histories of 4th Street from East to West: A Presentation by the NYU Archives & Public History Program Master’s Degree Candidates 4th Street runs from Avenue D in the East…

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Researching Your NYC Building with Director of Research and Preservation Sarah Bean Apmann

Researching Your NYC Building with Director of Research and Preservation Sarah Bean Apmann Have some extra time on your hands to do that building research you’ve been curious about? In this lecture,…

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Image Archive

Village Preservation Historic Image Archive This image archive highlights the history of the people and built environment of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo, and New York City in…

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Francis Morrone Presents: A History of the East Village and Its Architecture

Francis Morrone Presents: A History of the East Village and Its Architecture Noted architectural historian Francis Morrone’s “A History of the East Village and Its Architecture,” is part of Village…

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Village Preservation Research Further Documents Historic Significance of 14-16 Fifth Avenue, Refuting Case for Demolition

…War general, a French Baroness, and an influential magazine editor. But further Village Preservation research, submitted to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, has uncovered an even more astonishing array of historic…

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Resources for Neighborhood Research

…and Its Architecture by Francis Morrone The New York Times article archive from 1851 to the present NYS Historic Newspapers site for Manhattan Video Tutorial Check out our Researching the…

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Architect George Frederick Pelham and the Greenwich Village Historic District

…also an architect, opened a firm in New York City in 1875 and he served as an architect with the City’s Parks Department. George F. was privately tutored in architecture…

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Talking Carriage House: A Restoration Case Study Presented by Architects Anne Fairfax & Richard Sammons

Talking Carriage House: A Restoration Case Study Presented by Architects Anne Fairfax & Richard Sammons Carriage houses were once commonplace in the Village, but few survive today. Join architects and…

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A Visit to the Studio of Rogers Partners Architects

A Visit to the Studio of Rogers Partners Architects Join us for this exclusive behind-the-scenes look into one of New York’s top architecture firms. Village Preservation trustee and noted architect…

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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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Julys Past From Our Historic Image Archive

Our Historic Image Archive provides a snapshot of our neighborhood’s past. From summers on the piers to drag shows at the Pyramid Club and an important archeological dig, you can…

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New Historic Images Added to Archive From Landmarks Applications –Ninth Avenue El demo, and Pre-PS 41

We’ve just added over a dozen wonderful new images to our historic image archive culled from recent landmarks applications in our neighborhoods. Some highlights include the old Ninth Avenue Elevated…

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“When was my building built?,” and other tricky research questions

…Municipal Archives. Permits listed on the Department of Buildings website. To access the list, enter the DOB’s Building Information Search. Type in the building address or block and lot to…

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Greenwich Village: A Century of Architectural Terra Cotta

Greenwich Village: A Century of Architectural Terra Cotta A Lecture by Susan Tunick Though Greenwich Village has always been known as an idiosyncratic and vibrant part of New York, many…

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A History of LREI in 10 Objects with LREI Archivist Yukie Ohta

…Elisabeth Irwin and 100 years of LREI through 10 objects from the school’s archives. Yukie Ohta is founder of the SoHo Memory Project, a nonprofit organization that celebrates and preserves the…

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Architect Talks: 3 West 13th Street with Avi Oster

Architect Talks: 3 West 13th Street with Avi Oster Avi Oster Architects juxtapose masonry walls and large plate glass windows in this mixed use project on a very mixed use…

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Washington Square Arch: Then AND Now

…and GVSHP’s own image archive. While historic images are a useful research tool, they can be much more. They can be a source for teaching about change and continuity over…

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Nominations for 2024 Village Awards Open Until March 11; Ceremony June 12

2023 Village Award winner La MaMama ETC, for its restoration of 74A East 4th Street (left), and 2024 awards emcee Lenny Kaye Nominations are open through March 11 for the…

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January Favorites from the Archive

The Village Preservation Historic Image Archive highlights the history of the people and built environment of Greenwich Village, the East Village, NoHo, and New York City in general. All the…

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The Designers Behind the Architecture South of Union Square

Grace Church Rectory Fourth Avenue, designed by James Renwick Jr. The Historic District South of Union proposed by Village Preservation has many amazing buildings designed by great architects of the…

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Continuing the Fight to Save SoHo & NoHo – Next Public Meeting March 20

…creative character of SoHo and NoHo The next public meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 20 at 6pm at the Municipal Building (One Centre Street) North Wing Mezzanine. We strongly urge all…

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Charlie Brown Makes His Stage Debut at Theatre 80, March 7, 1967

On March 7th, 1967, the delightful musical comedy, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, made its debut at Theatre 80 at 80 St. Mark’s Place in the East Village. With…

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Fashionable Architecture

…Van Dam Street. The exhibition will run from March 14th to June 15th at the New-York Historical Society Bill Cunningham, Stuyvesant Fish House (built 1804), 21 Stuyvesant Street between Second…

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My Favorite Things: Archive Edition II

…newly created online gallery at the New York City Municipal Archives is such an excellent resource, we thought it deserved another look. You can browse the Municipal Archive’s collection here,…

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Village Awards Nomination Extended to March 21!

There’s a little more time — we’re now accepting Village Awards nominations through March 21! Let us know what local small business, community group, civic leader, neighborhood institution, public space,…

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Save the Date: 2024 Village Awards and Annual Meeting June 12; Deadline for Awards Nominations March 11

…Village Awards are open now, and will be accepted through March 1. To submit a nomination for the Village Awards, CLICK HERE To download a printable version of the nomination…

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NAACP and National LGBTQ Task Force Come Out in Support of South of Union Square Landmarking Effort; New Research Submitted

…a center of civil rights and social justice organizing (prior research by Village Preservation showed that that lead women’s suffrage organization in New York was located just feet away at 10…

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Reconceiving the Historic Enclaves of Greenwich Village:A Lecture with Architectural Historian Andrew Dolkart

Reconceiving the Historic Enclaves of Greenwich Village: A Lecture with Architectural Historian Andrew Dolkart The small residential enclaves that dot Greenwich Village are one of the features that give the…

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Alice Paul: An Architect of the 19th Amendment

Alice Paul was the architect of some of the most outstanding political achievements on behalf of women in the 20th century. One of the foremost leaders of the twentieth-century women’s…

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Old Buildings, New Forms: New Directions in Architectural Transformations

Old Buildings, New Forms: New Directions in Architectural Transformations A new book by architect Françoise Bollack Join architect, preservationist and author Françoise Bollack as she talks about the inspiration for…

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Maurice Sendak: Architect of Fantastic Lands

An architect of fantastic lands and sprightly stories, Maurice Sendak was a renowned children’s book author and illustrator whose work has stirred the souls of millions. Sendak lived and worked…

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Annual Village Awards Nominations Now Open! Submit Today — Deadline Extended to March 21

…past awardees (who are not eligible to receive the award again) as well as watch past years’ award ceremonies here. Submit Award Nominations HERE – Deadline Extended to March 21!…

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Join Us To Explore, Celebrate, and Advocate to Preserve Women’s History in March

For over a century, March has been a time when special focus is placed on celebrating women’s history — from accomplishments across a multitude of fields to struggles for equality…

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New Research in South of Union Square Landmarking Effort Reveals Incredible History Behind Unprotected 160 Year Old Fifth Avenue House

…neighborhood lacking in landmark protections. But as our ongoing research aimed at securing landmark protections for the area reveals, it was built by what was once one of the richest men in America,…

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The Architecture of the South Village: A walking tour with Andrew Dolkart

The Architecture of the South Village: A walking tour with Andrew Dolkart Architectural historian and Columbia University professor Andrew Dolkart will lead a walking tour of the South Village, the…

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The Architecture South of Union Square

…architectural photographer, specializing in interiors and in situ documentary. His book Bricks and Brownstone (Rizzoli, 2019) is the third edition of the foundational architectural text on New York City’s row…

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127, 129, and 131 MacDougal Street: Architecture, Artists, African Americans, and “Alternative Lifestyles”

…19th-century architecture, they also contain elements reflecting Greenwich Village’s centrality to the history of immigrants, artists, African Americans, and the LGBTQ+ community. L-R: 127-131 MacDougal Street. Image via 2013 LPC…

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Renwick Row: Decorating 19th Century Architecture

…the famed architect James Renwick, Jr. Renwick is also known for his design of St. Patricks Cathedral on Fifth Avenue and Grace Church on Broadway and 11th Street, south of…

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Three Homosexuals in Search of a Drink

Three Homosexuals in Search of a Drink Fifty years ago a person could be refused service in a bar simply for being gay, and his or her mere presence there…

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The ‘Architect of the Century’ and the Salvation Army

In 1957, Ralph Walker was honored as “the architect of the century” by the American Institute of Architects. Walker (November 28, 1889–January 17, 1973) hit his peak in the profession…

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The Cherry Lane Theatre opened 92 years ago tomorrow, March 24, 1924

photo source: timeout.com The first theatrical presentation at the Cherry Lane Playhouse (now the Cherry Lane Theatre) opened on March 24th, 1924: Richard Fresnell’s play, “Saturday Night.” Since then, many…

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Oral Histories of Extraordinary East Villagers: New Additions to the Village Preservation Archive

Oral Histories of Extraordinary East Villagers: New Additions to the Village Preservation Archive In 2014, Village Preservation began an ongoing series of interviews with cultural pioneers and community leaders in…

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Virtual Town Hall and Teach-In on SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Plan and Study Exposing Its True Impacts: Monday, March 15 at 6pm

Join us next Monday, March 15 at 6pm for a virtual Town Hall and Teach-In on Mayor de Blasio’s massive SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Plan and our recent study showing its true…

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Research Resource: Surrealism in our Neighborhoods

Curious about the life and legacy of Surrealist & Dadaist artists in our neighborhoods? Check out this incredible research resource created by Paul McRandle and featured on his blog Surrealist NYC. …

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2023 Annual Village Awards Nomination Deadline This Friday March 31 at 11:59 PM!

The deadline is approaching — you have until 11:59 PM on Friday, March 31 to submit your nominations for the 2023 Village Awards! Submit as many as you like, but…

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From the Archives … The Old Pear Tree

The old pear-tree planted by Governor Stuyvesant at the corner of Third Avenue and 13th Street, New York Bound Collection, GVSHP archive, 1861. This week, research requests to the Greenwich…

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Celebrate the beauty of Grace Church! Landmarked March 15, 1966

…naming James Renwick Jr. as the architect of the new building for a parish which served the most fashionable of New Yorkers. Several very established architects vied for the job,…

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An Architectural Gem in the Village: 2011 Awardee

…in the history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture of New York and the nation. While this designation does not outright prohibit demolition of buildings without public approval, as does local…

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NoHo’s History and Architecture

…dry goods centers. Acclaimed architects were commissioned to design ornate store and loft buildings in popular architectural styles, providing a rich fabric against which merchants sold products and shoppers promenaded,…

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The Roosevelt Building — Where Great History and Architecture Intersect

…reasons why this eight-story building is unique. Designed by architect Stephen D. Hatch, it was built in 1893-94 in a transitional Romanesque Revival/Renaissance Revival style. According to the LPC’s designation…

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The Art and Archives of the American Indian Community House

…in fostering artistic creativity, noting, “a true sense of artistic community has to emerge before the actual creative process can even begin.” Several of the performances at AICH are archived…

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From the WNYC Archives: Change and Continuity in Greenwich Village

GVSHP is pleased to partner with WNYC on this post that spotlights their archival collection. WNYC 93.9 FM and AM 820 are New York’s flagship public radio stations, broadcasting the…

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April in the Archives

…on our archive. See numerous Fred W. McDarrah collections and photos here. You can access our entire historic image archive here, and explore by image, collection, map, or keyword search.…

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View from Washington Square Arch

Much if this area south of Washington Square was landmarked in 2013 and 2016 as part of the South Village and Sullivan Thompson Historic Districts proposed and fought for by…

Posted April 12, 2023

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Architecture of the Spirit

…report. For a full list of participating sites around the city and state, click here. GVSHP has long recognized and advocated for the preservation of the unique architectural contributions religious…

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James Renwick, Jr., 19th Century Architect Extraordinaire!

James Renwick, Jr. was born on November 11, 1818, in New York City. He would become one of the most successful American architects of the 19th century, designing such high…

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203 Prince Street: An Impressive Blend of Federal-Style and Greek Revival Architecture

…architectural style, that it has been sympathetically restored, and that is a characteristic example of an upper middle-class residence of the 1830s. In 2016, GVSHP got the house and about…

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Architecture That Never Was

…1973. So we were interested to see this blog post on Flavorwire about strange development plans that have not succeeded in New York City. Image via Architectural Record With Grand…

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Lower Fifth Avenue looking north from Washington Arch.

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View from Washington Square Arch

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‘Architects for Social Responsibility’ (location unknown)

Posted June 2, 2020

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2023 Annual Village Awards Nomination Deadline Coming Soon — This Friday March 31!

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Children playing ball just west of the fountain and arch in Washington Square Park

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Washington Square Arch, interior

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Deadline for Submitting Village Awards Nominations Is This Monday, March 11!

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Graffiti on Washington Square Park Arch with World Trade Center in background

Included in the 9/11 Memorial Collection….

Posted June 2, 2020

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Horatio Gomez: Physician, Philanthropist, and Caretaker of Greenwich Village’s Architectural Heritage

This 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…

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