…One If By Land before (left) and after removal of historic architectural detail without landmarks permission. Fortunately that site is located within the Greenwich Village Historic District, and is thus…
Read More…Assembly District South. VID’s candidates were Carol Greitzer and James Lanigan, who this year finally defeated DeSapio and running mate Elsie Gleason Mattura. Also on the ticket for this district…
Read MoreHappy 50th Anniversary, St. Mark’s Historic District! Panel, Poetry, Celebration On January 14th, 1969, the St. Mark’s Historic District was designated, marking the area that was owned by Petrus Stuyvesant,…
Read MoreGVHD50 Walking Tour: Jewels of the Historic District with Joyce Gold The Greenwich Village Historic District is one of New York’s earliest landmarked communities. On quirky angled streets lie 1920s…
Read MoreGVHD50 Walking Tour: Jewels of the Historic District The Greenwich Village Historic District is one of New York’s earliest landmarked communities. On quirky angled streets lie 1920s speakeasies, literary hang-outs,…
Read MoreGVHD50: Bike Tour of the Greenwich Village Historic District This exciting ride celebrates the charming buildings and off-the-grid streets of the Greenwich Village Historic District. We’ll take riders on a…
Read MoreMonday we held a lively forum for candidates running to represent City Council District 2 in the June 27 primary election. That district will now include all of Greenwich Village…
Read More…original mission was to advocate for and monitor the preservation of the Greenwich Village Historic District, one of the first and largest historic districts considered in New York City. As…
Read More…East Village/Lower East Side Historic District. The buildings contained within this newly-designated district represent several important eras in East Village history, illustrating its growth from an elite residential neighborhood, to…
Read More…East Side Historic District. The buildings contained within this newly-designated district represent several important eras in East Village history, illustrating its growth from an elite residential neighborhood, to an immigrant…
Read More…East Village/Lower East Side Historic District. The buildings contained within this newly-designated district represent several important eras in East Village history, illustrating its growth from an elite residential neighborhood, to…
Read More…area, the Landmarks Preservation Commission finds that the St. Mark’s Historic District contains buildings and other improvements which have a special character and special historical and aesthetic interest and value…
Read More…celebrations. The streets, parks, and squares of the Greenwich Village Historic District are named for a unique collection of historical figures. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Greenwich…
Read MoreThis 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…
Read MoreBenefit Brunch Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Greenwich Village Historic District Village Preservation and Pravda restaurant present a Benefit Brunch marking the 40th Anniversary of the Greenwich Village Historic…
Read MoreThis is one in a series of posts marking the 50th anniversary of the designation of the Greenwich Village Historic District. Check out our year-long activities and celebrations at gvshp.org/GVHD50. Walking back to the…
Read More…will give walking tours of 19th century landmark treasures of the NoHo Historic District. On this 90-minute walking tour of the NoHo Historic District, we will see eleven buildings designated…
Read MoreDesignation Celebration: East 10th Street and East Village/Lower East Side Historic Districts Join us for refreshments and camaraderie with East Village/Lower East Side neighbors and supporters as we celebrate the…
Read MoreGreenwich Village Historic District TheaterJam Greenwich Village has been a hot-bed for creative theatrical minds since at least the beginning of the 20th century. Some of the most important movements…
Read MoreWe are very pleased to share that our proposed South of Union Square Historic District has been named one of 2022-2023’s “Seven to Save” — the biannual list of the…
Read More…our ongoing process to landmark the district and to learn more about its irreplaceable contribution to neighborhoods’ historical narrative. Anna Marcum is VP’s Director of Research and Preservation. She is…
Read MorePresent and Future at the LGBT Center This year, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Greenwich Village Historic District. Join Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman for a town…
Read More…consider the rest of the proposed South of Union Square Historic District, which contains many more buildings with similar architectural and historic significance. 70 Fifth Avenue (1912, SW corner of…
Read More…district in the East Village. Today the original Greenwich Village Historic District has been expanded twice, the St. Mark’s Historic District expanded once, and new historic districts added in the…
Read More…Save” fortified our efforts to protect these historic and endangered areas. 2002: GANSEVOORT MARKET The Gansevoort Market Historic District. The Gansevoort Market Historic District is an architecturally and culturally rich…
Read MoreAPPROVED 06/15/2010 Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District Between Sixth Avenue & Varick Street Application: A Federal style rowhouse built in 1823. Application is to remove lintel covers, construct rooftop and rear yard…
Read More…the hearing. Click HERE fo/r suggested guidelines for testimony from Village Preservation. Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District At the corner of Vandam Street and 6th Avenue —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the CB2…
Read More…re-election (district map here). This diverse district includes all of the East Village and most of Greenwich Village east of Fifth Avenue, as well as parts of NoHo, the Lower…
Read MoreVillage Preservation and fellow preservation groups will be holding a forum with candidates for the 1st City Council District, currently occupied by term-limited City Councilmember Margaret Chin (district map here)….
Read More…Historic District, for which Village Preservation secured landmark status in 2016. The proposed new building (full proposal here) bears absolutely no relationship to its surroundings, which are characterized by humanly…
Read MoreHave some last-minute holiday shopping to do? Come down to the Sullivan-Thompson Historic District and take a stroll among its many wonderful independent stores and businesses while enjoying the festive…
Read More…Historic District, which will be considered by the Landmarks Preservation Commission next Tuesday, July 20. The monotonous, single-pane windowed, concrete paneled design bears no relationship to the surrounding historic buildings…
Read MoreWalking the Greenwich Village Historic District! Forgotten Villagers of the Greenwich Village Historic District No neighborhood has such a varied and influential history as Greenwich Village in Manhattan. It was…
Read MoreNew York State has determined that Village Preservation’s proposed South of Union Square Historic District is eligible for the State and National Registers of Historic Places, saying: “The district and…
Read MoreRestoring/Renovating Ironwork in a Historic District: A discussion with Robin Key and Richie Lodato Landscape architect Robin Key, winner of Village Preservation’s 2006 Front Stoop Award, and ironworker Richie Lodato…
Read More…Landmarks Preservation Commission’s proposed East Village Historic District. Centered primarily around lower Second Avenue, the buildings contained within the proposed district represent a number of significant eras in the history…
Read MoreHistoric District Council’s 25th Annual Perservation Conference, co-sponsored by Village Preservation Join the Historic Districts Council for Open to the Public: A Participant-Driven Preservation Conference! This day-long conference will dive…
Read MoreAPPROVED on 08/18/2015 LPC hearing: 08/18/15 CB2 hearing: 07/20/15 Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District Between 6th Avenue & Varick Street —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the LPC agenda: A federal style…
Read MoreAPPROVED 02/07/2017 CB2 hearing: 03/16/2015 LPC hearing: 06/02/2015 LPC meeting: 02/07/2017 Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District Between Varick Street and 6th Avenue —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the LPC agenda: A…
Read More…the National Register of Historic Places. This was the first new historic district in Greenwich Village to be determined eligible for the prestigious State and National Registers of Historic Places…
Read More…#2 liaison beginning in the 1960s, and was intimately involved in the landmark designation of the Greenwich Village Historic District as well as pioneering zoning and landmark designations for SoHo….
Read MoreIf you have ever noticed the beautiful row houses along MacDougal Street and Sullivan Street between Houston Street and Bleecker Street, these are part of the MacDougal-Sullivan Gardens Historic District….
Read MoreThe streets, parks, and squares of the Greenwich Village Historic District (GVHD) are named for a unique collection of historical figures. Beginning with our 2019 celebration of the 50th anniversary…
Read More…New York City Marble Cemetery What is an historic district? An historic district is an area where a group of buildings and…
Read More… What is an historic district? An historic district is an area where a group of buildings and sites have a distinct sense of place or character….
Read More…Market Historic District in 2005 Images of the front and back of the Gansevoort Market Historic District Marker As background, ten years ago at the end of 2006, GVSHP…
Read More…Gansevoort Market Historic District in 2003, it was the first new district in the Village since 1969. The extension of the Greenwich Village Historic District and the creation of the…
Read More…historic district and landmark protections. Zoning changes could reinforce the residential character of the neighborhood and limit the height, size, and scale of new development. Expanded landmark and historic district…
Read More…but be sure to check out all of the new images in our Historic Image Archive. Washington Square Park. May 1, 1959. © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah The following…
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