This document is a New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designation report for Sunnyside Gardens Historic District, Borough of Queens. The Landmarks Preservation Commission found that the Sunnyside Gardens Historic District contains buildings and other improvements which have a special character and special historical and aesthetic interest and value which represent one or more eras in the history of New York City which cause this area, by reason of these factors to constitute a distinct section of the City. It was thus designated as a Historic District.
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.
The New York Public Library, Tremont Branch, designed by the prominent architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings, opened in 1905 is an impressively intact Carnegie library that has been a significant part of the community since its construction.
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the November 2019 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the October 20:19 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the November 2021 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318 report containing the October 2021 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission