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    Support Voiced for Designation of Central Harlem District

    Designation Hearing  •  Harlem, Manhattan

    Central Harlem West 130-132nd Historic District. Image credit: LPC.

    164-building potential district characterized by 19th-century residential architecture, and cultural and political history.            Landmarks held a public hearing on the potential designation of the Central Harlem West 130-132nd Historic District at its meeting on April 17, 2018. The district is composed of the block interiors on 130th, 131st, and 132nd Streets between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard. The district includes approximately 164 buildings, chiefly built during a brief period of development in the final decades of the 19th century. The speculative rowhouses were constructed in architectural styles appealing to the middle class of the period, primarily Neo Grec, interspersed Queen Anne, Renaissance Revival, and Romanesque Revival. Landmarks Executive Director Sarah Carroll stated that the proposed designation had come about through Landmarks’ study of properties associated with African-American history and the civil rights movement. (read more…)

    Tags : Central Harlem, designation, Friendship Baptist Church, Friendship House, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NAACP, New Amsterdam Musical Association, rowhouses
    Date:05/07/2018
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Wide Opposition to New Facade and Addition to Building Important in the History of the Abolitionist Movement

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Chelsea, Manhattan
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    339 West 29th Street. Image Credit: NY Public Library

    With previous development plan stopped mid-operation by DOB permit revocation and landmark designation, applicant sought approval for the creation of a rear addition, a two-story roof addition, and a new brick-faced facade. On September 20, 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on a proposal for alterations and additions to 339 West 29th Street, in the Lamartine Place Historic District. The building was constructed in 1847, and underwent alterations in the 20th century. The LLC that owns the property is reported to be controlled by Tony Manoumas. (read more…)

    Tags : 339 West 29th Street, Assembly Member Richard Gottfried, Board of Standards and Appeals, C3D Architecture, Chair Meenakshi Srinivasan, Commissioner Michael Goldblum, Lamartine Place Historic District, Manhattan Community Board 4, Mark Silberman, Marvin Mitzner, NAACP
    Date:10/17/2016
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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