On April 19, 1965, Mayor Robert F. Wagner signed the Landmarks Law of New York City. In the years since the Upper West Side has benefited from its protections in the form of 3 Scenic Landmarks, 4 Interior Landmarks, numerous Individual Landmarks, 10 Historic Districts and 3 Historic District Extensions. Follow along to the progress in honor of the Landmarks60 Alliance each Friday as we update the timeline revealing UWS Landmarking History!
(NOTE: This page will be updated weekly as we count down the landmarks to the present day):
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July 19, 1966 #1, New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
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September 20, 1966 #2, Belnord Apartments
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January 11, 1967 #3, West End Collegiate Church & School
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August 24, 1967 #4, American Museum of Natural History
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February 11, 1969 #5, The Dakota Apartments
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September 9, 1969 #6, The Apthorp Apartments
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March 14, 1972 #7, The Ansonia Hotel
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April 19, 1973 Historic Districts #1 & #2
Central Park West–76th Street Historic District and
Riverside Drive–W. 105th Street Historic District
Read LPC Central Park West–76th Street Historic District Designation Report.
Read LPC Riverside Drive–W.105th Street Historic District Designation Report.
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March 19, 1974 #8, The Schinasi Residence & #9, Shearith Israel Synagogue
351 Riverside Drive & 2 West 70th Street
Read Social History, Visit Building Database Entry of Schinasi Residence
Read Social History, Visit Building Database Entry of Shearith Israel Synagogue
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July 23, 1974 #10, First Church of Christ, Scientist & #11, New York Society for Ethical Culture
361 Central Park West & 33 Central Park West
Read Social History, Visit Building Database Entry of First Church of Christ, Scientist
Read Social History, Visit Building Database Entry of New York Society for Ethical Culture
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October 8, 1974 #12, The Dorilton Apartments
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January 28, 1975 #13, Central Savings Bank & Scenic Landmarks #1 & 2, Central Park & Verdi Square
2112 Broadway, & 843 acres; Fifth Avenue to Central Park West, 59th Street to 110th Street & .10 acres; between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenues, West 72nd Street to West 73rd Street
Read Central Savings Bank Social History, Visit Central Savings Bank Building Database Entry
Read Scenic Landmark Central Park Designation Report, Visit Scenic Landmarks
Read Verdi Square Social History, Read Scenic Landmark Verdi Square Designation Report
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July 22, 1975 Interior Landmark #1, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Building
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August 17, 1976 #14, Towers Nursing Home (NY Cancer Hospital)
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September 14, 1976 #15, Soldiers and Sailors Monument
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May 10, 1977 Historic District #3
Central Park West–W73rd-74th Streets Historic District
Read LPC Central Park West–W73rd-74th Streets Historic District Designation Report.
And see what else happened on May 10th, 1977!
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January 9, 1979 #16, 72nd Street Subway Kiosk (Control House)
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October 23, 1979 Interior Landmark #2, IRT Subway Interiors
IRT Subway System Underground
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December 11, 1979 Interior Landmark #3, Becaon Theater
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January 22, 1980 Scenic Landmark #3, Riverside Park
266.7 acres; Riverside Drive to Hudson River, West 72nd Street to St. Clair Place.
Read Scenic Landmark Riverside Park Designation Report, Visit Scenic Landmarks
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February 19, 1980 #17, Isaac L. Rice House
346 West 89th Street, aka 170 Riverside Drive
Read Isaac L. Rice House Social History, Visit Isaac L. Rice House Building Database Entry
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November 24, 1981 #18, Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew
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February 9, 1982 #XX, Unity Temple
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September 14, 1982 #19, Pomander Walk & #20, Red House
3-10 and 15-22 Pomander Walk; 261-267 West 94th Street and 260-274 West 95th Street & 350 West 85th Street
Read Social History, Visit Building Database Entry of Pomander Walk
Read Social History, Visit Building Database Entry of Red House
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April 12, 1983 #21, Association Residence for Respectable Aged Indigent Females & #22, Sofia Brothers Warehouse
891 Amsterdam Avenue & 43 West 61st Street
Read Social History, Visit Building Database Entry of Association Residence for Respectable Aged Indigent Females
Read Social History, Visit Building Database Entry of Sofia Brothers Warehouse
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January 3, 1984 Historic District #4
West End–Collegiate Historic District
Read LPC West End–Collegiate Historic District Designation Report.
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September 11, 1984 #23, #24, Chatsworth Apartments & Annex
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March 26, 1985 Historic District #5
Riverside Drive – West 80th-81st Streets Historic District
Read LPC Riverside Drive – West 80th-81st Streets Historic District Designation Report.
And see what else happened on March 26, 1985!
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July 9, 1985 #25, Century Apartments & #26, El Dorado Apartments
25 Central Park West & 300 Central Park West
Read Social History, Visit Building Database Entry of The Century Apartments
Read Social History, Visit Building Database Entry of The El Dorado Apartments
And see what else happened on July 9th, 1985!
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November 12, 1985 #27, The Normandy
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February 10, 1987 #28, Belleclaire Hotel
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March 31, 1987 #29, San Remo Apartments
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September 15, 1987 #30, The Beresford Apartments
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November 10, 1987 #31, 354 & 355 Central Park West Houses
354 & 355 Central Park West
Read Social History, Visit Building Database Entry
And see what else happened on November 11th, 1987! (coming soon!)
