West 147th–149th Streets Historic District | |
West 147th–149th Streets Historic District, March 2009 | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Eighth Ave., W. 149th St., Seventh Ave., and W. 147th Ave.,New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°49′26″N73°56′22″W / 40.82389°N 73.93944°W /40.82389; -73.93944 |
| Area | 6.4 acres (2.6 ha) |
| Built | 1894 |
| Architect | multiple |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Beaux Arts, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000407[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 18, 2003 |
West 147th–149th Streets Historic District is a nationalhistoric district inHarlem,New York, New York. It consists of 60 contributing buildings; 58tenements, one school, and one stable built between 1894 and 1905. With the exception of the stable, all of the buildings are five or six stories tall, all with brick facades. Most have some form ofterra cotta ornament and all have pressed metal cornices. The earlier buildings reflect theRomanesque Revival style, with ornamental inspiration drawn fromRenaissance andFrench Beaux-Arts styles.[2]
It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
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