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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February 19, 1980 #17, Isaac L. Rice House, & Scenic Landmark #3, Riverside Park
346 West 89th Street, aka 170 Riverside Drive, & 266.7 acres; Riverside Drive to Hudson River, West 72nd Street to St. Clair Place.
Read Isaac L. Rice House Social History, Visit Isaac L. Rice House Building Database Entry
Read Scenic Landmark Riverside Park Designation Report, Visit Scenic Landmarks
And see what else happened on February 19th, 1980! (Coming Soon!)
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November 24, 1981 #18, Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew
263 West 86th Street, aka 540 West End Avenue
Read Social History, Visit Building Database Entry
And see what else happened on November 24th, 1981! (Coming Soon!)
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February 9, 1982 #XX, Unity Temple
130-132 West 79th Street
Read Social History, Visit Building Database Entry
And see what else happened on February 9th, 1982! (Coming Soon!)
