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Date Published:: 2021-11-09
Description:: 200 Madison Avenue First Floor Lobby Interior was designed by Warren & Wetmore and built in 1925-1926, the glittering neoclassical lobby of 200 Madison Avenue contains a richly embellished through-block arcade and elevator hall.
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Landmarks, Architecture, and Manhattan
Report Type:: Other

Date Published:: 2021-06-22
Description:: Designed by architect Poy Gum Lee the ceremonial gateway with benches is named for Lt. Benjamin R. Kimlau and is dedicated in the memory of Chinese American soldiers who died during World War II.
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Manhattan, Architecture, and Memorials
Report Type:: Other

Date Published:: 2021-06-15
Description:: The report tells the history of the New York Public Library, Harlem Branch (McKim, Mead & White, 1907-09), a Carnegie Library including its role in the development of Black theater in the 1930s as the home of the Rose McClendon Players and Theatre Workshop.
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Landmarks, Manhattan, and Architecture
Report Type:: Other

Date Published:: 2021-06-15
Description:: The Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District is associated with notable African American figures of the Harlem Renaissance. It features a striking collection of residential and religious structures designed by prominent New York City architects and that form cohesive streetscapes.
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Landmarks, Manhattan, and Architecture
Report Type:: Other

Date Published:: 2021-02-02
Description:: A c. 1848-1851 brick row house significant for its association with Harriet and Thomas Truesdell who lived there from 1851 to 1863 and were active abolitionists in Brooklyn before the Civil War.
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Brooklyn, Buildings, and Architecture
Report Type:: Other

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