Lower East Side Historic District | |
 Greek Revival row houses on3rd Street | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Allen St., E. Houston, Essex St., Canal St., Eldridge St., E. Broadway, and Grand St.,New York, New York |
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| Area | 62 acres (25 ha) |
| Built | 1867 (1867) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001015[1] |
Lower East Side Historic District (Boundary Increase) | |
| Location | Roughly along Division, Rutger, Madison, Henry, Grand Sts.,New York, New York |
| Area | 32 acres (13 ha) |
| Built | 1868 (1868) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000297[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 2, 2006 |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 2000 |
TheEast Village/Lower East Side Historic District inLower Manhattan,New York City was created by theNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on October 9, 2012.[2] It encompasses 330 buildings, mostly in theEast Village neighborhood, primarily alongSecond Avenue between East2nd and6th Streets, and along the side streets. Some of the buildings are located in a second area betweenFirst Avenue andAvenue A along East 6th and7th Streets. The district is based on the one which had been proposed by theGreenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, with only minor changes, and is the result of a two-year effort to protect the area.[3][4][5][6]
Significant buildings which are located within the district includeCongregation Adas Yisroel Anshe Mezeritz Synagogue at 415 East 6th Street, theOCA Cathedral of the Protection of the Holy Virgin at 59 East 2nd Street, the Community Synagogue at 323 East 6th Street which was originally theEvangelical Lutheran Church of St. Matthew, from which parish many of the victims of theGeneral Slocum disaster came, the building housing thePyramid Club at 101 Avenue A,[4] and theMiddle Collegiate Church at 112 Second Avenue. In addition the district features many row houses and tenements in theGreek Revival style, and numerous buildings constructed for the German immigrants who dominated the neighborhood in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[3] The district also includes the theatres onEast 4th Street between Second Avenue and theBowery, which the city has named a cultural district,[3] as well as several remnants of the theatres on Second Avenue whenYiddish theatre thrived there and it was called the "Jewish Rialto".
Three buildings contributing to this district were destroyed in theEast Village gas explosion on March 26, 2015.[2]: 239–242
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