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    Landmarks Takes No Action to Designate Historic Church

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Landmarks Designation  •  East Harlem, Manhattan

    The 1st Spanish Methodist Church was removed from the Landmarks calendar. Image Credit: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

    Church removed from Landmarks calendar after complex history divides community members. On December 11, 2018, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a discussion about the 1st Spanish United Methodist Church located at 163 East 111th Street and Lexington Avenue in East Harlem. The Church was constructed in 1880 for the Lexington Avenue Baptist Church but was rebuilt in the mid-1960s after a fire destroyed most of the first floor. The Church was calendared in December 2017. (more…)

    Tags : 163 East 111th street, East Harlem, Landmarks Preservation Commission
    Date: 01/11/2019
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    Landmarks Proposed Park Terrace West-West 217th Street Historic District

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Designation Calendaring  •  Inwood, Manhattan

    Houses on West 217th Street demonstrate the suburban character of the proposed historic district. Image Credit: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

    The proposed historic district highlights homes with suburban characteristics rarely found in Manhattan. On September 25, 2018, the Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously voted to calendar the proposed Park Terrace West-West 217th Street Historic District in the Inwood section of Manhattan. The proposed historic district consists of fifteen houses along West 217th Street between Park Terrace West and Park Terrace East and along Park Terrace West between West 215th Street and West 218th Street.  (more…)

    Tags : calendaring, Historic District Designation, Inwood, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, Manhattan
    Date: 10/17/2018
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    Seven Buildings South of Union Square Enter Designation Process

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Designation Calendaring  •  Union Square, Manhattan

    Five of the seven buildings calendared for designation. Image Credit: Google Maps

    The buildings feature various architectural styles and were home to garment manufacturers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. On September 25, 2018, the Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously voted to add seven buildings to its calendar for consideration as individual landmarks. The buildings are located at 817 Broadway, 826 Broadway, 830 Broadway, 832 Broadway, 836 Broadway, 840 Broadway, and 841 Broadway. All of the buildings are south of Union Square in Manhattan.  (more…)

    Tags : 817 Broadway, 826 Broadway, 830 Broadway, 832 Broadway, 836 Broadway, 840 Braodway, 841 Broadway, Landmark Designation, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Union Square
    Date: 10/16/2018
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    Extraordinary Community Efforts Lead to Landmarks Victory in Carroll Gardens

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Landmarks Designation  •  Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

    Hans S. Christian Memorial Kindergarten, at 236 President Street. Image credit: LPC.

    Carroll Gardens newest landmarks are a preservation of a rich history of service to the neighborhood. On September 18, 2018, the Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved individual landmark designation of the Hans S. Christian Memorial Kindergarten at 236 President Street and adjacent 238 President Street House in the Carroll Gardens community in Brooklyn. The approvals came following strong appeal from the community to designate the properties as landmarks in order to preserve not only their rich cultural history and architectural heritage, but to help shield them from the threat of redevelopment. (more…)

    Tags : 236 President Street, 238 President Street, Carroll Gardens, Hans S. Christian Memorial Kindergarten, Landmark Designation
    Date: 10/09/2018
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    Two Far Rockaway Civic Structures Identified as Potential Individual Landmarks

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Designation Calendaring  •  Far Rockaway, Queens

    Engine Companies 264 & 328, Ladder Company 13. Image Credit: LPC

    Early 20th century buildings, a firehouse and police precinct house, reflect civic development of Far Rockaway. On March 13, 2018, Landmarks voted to add two buildings in Far Rockaway, Queens, to its calendar. The buildings are the Firehouse, Engine Companies 264 & 328, Ladder Company 13 at 16-15 Central Avenue, and the 53rd Precinct Police Station, at 16-12 Mott Avenue.  A seaside resort community through most of the 19th century, Far Rockaway was not linked to the rest of Queens until the construction of a railway bridge across Jamaica Bay in 1888, when the first year-round residences were constructed. (more…)

    Tags : Big House, Downtown Far Rockaway, Far Rockaway, Firehouse, Landmarks, LPC, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Precinct Station
    Date: 04/17/2018
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