architect, architectural, Architectural History Spotlight, architecture, landmark, preservation
In 1891, the high-rise typology was further defined toward what it is known as today with the Wainwright Building in St. Louis, Missouri. While it only stands at ten stories, architect Louis Sullivan’s design defined the high-rise’s...
house tour, landmark, Tours and Events
What a Wonderful Night! A sold-out crowd enjoyed the first in a new Landmark West! series offering our members exclusive, limited-access “tours and more” of the finest historic properties of the Upper West Side. Guests entered...
landmark, memorial, monuments, Uncategorized
On April 27, 1897, the 75th Anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant’s birth, Grant’s Tomb was dedicated. The occasion was a full public holiday, Grant Day, and attracted a throng of spectators to rival Grant’s funeral twelve years earlier. The dedication day...
Advocacy, Affordable Housing, architecture, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Historic Districts Council, landmark, Landmark West, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, legalization, LPC, Moderism, New York City, NYC, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, REBNY, Upper West Side, UWS, West End Preservation Society
A Day of Public Outcry at the Landmarks Preservation Commission The community was out in full force yesterday at the hearing on proposed changes to the Landmarks Law. The Landmarks Preservation Commission’s hearing room was packed beyond capacity, with many...
Advocacy, architectural, architecture, Broadway, C of A, Individual Landmark, landmark, Landmark West, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, Manhattan, New York, New York City, preservation
DEFENDING 827-831 BROADWAY LANDMARK WEST! will be testifying at the Landmark Preservation Commission on January 9th for the denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness in which an applicant is proposing a new and intrusive addition to a new downtown landmark. You can...
Individual Landmark, landmark, Landmark West, New York City, NYC, Tours and Events, Upper West Side, UWS
As we draw closer to the holiday season, take time to mark a special day on your calendars! On November 15th, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, LANDMARK WEST! will be hosting a celebration at the Belnord Apartments, located at 225 West 86th Street. We gather both to...
