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    Landmarks Votes to Calendar Harlem Branch of New York Public Library for Designation

    Calendaring  •  Harlem, Manhattan

    The Harlem Branch of the New York Public Library. Image Credit: LPC

    The library that would become the Harlem Branch was originally established in 1825. On February 2, 2021, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar the Harlem Branch of the New York Public Library for future designation. The Harlem Branch is located at 9 West 124th Street across from Marcus Garvey Park in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. (read more…)

    Date:02/08/2021
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Votes to Designate Harriet and Thomas Truesdell House as Individual Landmark

    Designation  •  Downtown Brooklyn

    Harriet and Thomas Truesdell House Image Credit: LPC

    The designation retains its historical significance despite having alterations. On February 2, 2021, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to designated the Harriet and Thomas Truesdell House as an individual landmark. The house, located at 227 Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn, recognizes abolitionists Harriet and Thomas Truesdell and the City’s abolitionist movement. For CityLand’s prior coverage of this designation process, click here. (read more…)

    Tags : Landmark Designation, Landmarks
    Date:02/03/2021
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Calendars Three Sites Amid Launch of Equity Framework

    Calendaring  •  Citywide

    Holyrood Episcopal Church-Iglesia Santa Cruz, one of the three sites calendared by LPC on January 19th. Image Credit: LPC

    The Equity Framework aims to increase diversity in New York’s landmarks and work within the Landmarks Preservation Commission. On January 19, 2021, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar three sites for designation as part of the agency’s launch of an equity framework designed to better represent New York City’s diversity and underrepresented populations. The three sites calendared for proposed designation are the Conference House Park Archeological Site in Tottenville, Staten Island, the Holyrood Episcopal Church-Iglesia Santa Cruz in Washington Heights, Manhattan, and 70 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. They are all cultural or historic sites that represent different populations across New York’s history. (read more…)

    Tags : calendaring
    Date:01/27/2021
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Designates East 25th Street Historic District

    Historic District Designation  •  East Flatbush, Brooklyn

    Houses on the west side of the proposed East 25th Street Historic District. Image Credit: LPC

    Residents led the efforts to preserve the block from future development. On November 17, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the East 25th Street Historic District in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn. The East 25th Street Historic District consists of 56 row houses on both sides of East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The historic district consists of the houses between 314 – 378 East 25th Street. The historic district is the first in East Flatbush.  (read more…)

    Tags : East 25th Street Historic District, Historic District Designation
    Date:11/19/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Designates Angel Guardian Home as Individual Landmark

    Designation  •  Dyker Heights, Brooklyn

    Angel Guardian Home, Main Building

    The landmark highlights the history of social services in Brooklyn. On November 10, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the Angel Guardian Home as an individual landmark. The Angel Guardian Home, located at 6301 12th Avenue in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, is a former orphanage operated by the Sisters of Mercy. It is the first individual landmark in Dyker Heights. (read more…)

    Tags : Angel Guardian Home, landmarks designation
    Date:11/13/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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