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    Landmarks Holds Public Hearing for Designation of Samuel Gompers High School in the Bronx

    Designation  •  Mott Haven, Bronx

    Samuel Gompers Industrial High School building. Image Credit: LPC.

    Multiple people spoke in support and highlighted the building’s art deco features and connection to the city’s industrial history. On November 15, 2022 the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing for the designation of the Samuel Gompers Industrial High School as an individual landmark. Gompers High School is located at 455 Southern Boulevard in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx.  (read more…)

    Date:11/16/2022
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Holds Public Hearing for Lesbian Herstory Archives

    Designation  •  Park Slope, Brooklyn

    The Lesbian Herstory Archive, located at 484 14th Street in Park Slope. Image Credit: LPC.

    On October 25, 2022, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing to discuss landmarking the Lesbian Herstory Archives in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Located at 484 14th Street within the Park Slope Historic District, the building was previously calendared for Individual Landmark consideration on June 28. (read more…)

    Date:11/09/2022
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    LPC Holds Public Hearing for Melrose Parkside Historic District

    Historic Districts  •  Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn

    Kinko houses in the proposed Melrose Parkside Historic District. Image Credit: LPC.

    The “Kinko” duplex houses are a unique product of Brooklyn featuring vertically stacked two-story apartments. On October 18, 2022, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing for the proposed Melrose Parkside Historic District in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood in Brooklyn. The proposed historic district would consist of 38 houses along both sides of Parkside Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue. It includes the properties from 357 to 413 Parkside Avenue on the north side of the street and 290 to 386 Parkside Avenue on the south side of the street.  The houses were developed by William A.A. Brown and Eli H. Bishop & Son and designed by architects Benjamin Driesler and Axel S. Hedman. (read more…)

    Date:10/25/2022
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Calendars Samuel Gompers Industrial HS Campus for Individual Landmark

    Calendaring  •  Mott Haven, Bronx

    Samuel Gompers Industrial High School building. Image Credit: LPC.

    The school was the first vocational high school in New York City. On September 20, 2022, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar the Samuel Gompers Industrial High School for consideration as an individual landmark. The school, located at 455 Southern Boulevard between East 145th to East 147th Streets in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, is a well preserved example of the Medieval Revival style. (read more…)

    Date:10/13/2022
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Calendars Julius’ Bar for Consideration as an Individual Landmark

    Calendaring  •  Greenwich Village, Manhattan

    Julius’ Bar. Image Credit: LPC.

    The bar played a role in establishing LGBTQ+ social spaces and stopping discrimination from the State Liquor Authority. On September 13, 2022, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar Julius’ Bar for consideration as an Individual Landmark. Julius’ Bar, located at 159 W 10th Street at the corner of W 10th Street and Waverly Place in Greenwich Village, is a notable part of the city’s LGBTQ+ history. The site is located within the Greenwich Village Historic District, but the additional distinction as an individual landmark can recognize the bar’s role in the development of LGBTQ+ social spaces. (read more…)

    Date:09/29/2022
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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