The designation of a historic district has several important implications, including first and foremost the preservation of historic resources. A second critical component of designation is that it provides for design review by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) over new construction within a historic district.
The history of Greenwich Village and the City of New York reflects the waves of immigration that have served to give it a character different from any other city in the nation. Discover the impact of the Breevort Family that would over the course of the 17th through present day serve to shape the cultural and built environment of both Greenwich Village and the City of New York.
St. Vincent’s Hospital was the site of defining periods and events in the history of Greenwich Village.
The block of Lower Fifth Avenue between West 10th and West 11th Streets is notable for reflecting the development of this prominent thoroughfare in the period from 1841-1929. During that time, it was transformed from an area of open meadows to the home of grand freestanding houses and churches of prominent members of New York […]
