Landmark East Harlem is pleased to spotlight a neighborhood in East-Central Harlem that it has proposed for listing as an historic district on the National and State Registers of Historic Places. Its boundaries are Park Avenue to Lenox Avenue/Malcolm X Boulevard, 125th to 132nd Streets, and it encompasses no fewer than 32 designated New York City landmarks! The earliest buildings date to the time when Harlem was a rural village not yet annexed to the City of New York; the latest are ultramodern townhouses. Featured sites include Langston Hughes House, one of the first apartment buildings erected specifically for black residents, the former Finnish Hall, the site of the legendary Collyer Brothers townhouse, former church buildings that have been given creative new purposes, two of the oldest houses in Harlem, and the famous Astor Row.
Accessibility
We will walk along Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue, Lenox Avenue/Malcolm X Boulevard, and many side streets in this quiet residential neighborhood. There will be no steps to climb nor inaccessible pathways. Public transit options are numerous, including the M1 bus on Fifth and Madison Avenues, the M7 bus on Lenox Avenue/Malcolm X Boulevard, and the M60-SBS and M125 buses on 125th Street. There is a Citi Bike station at Park Avenue and 124th Street.
Location Information
RSVP is required and capacity is limited. Meeting location, ending location, and directions will be provided via email before walk date.
guided
Saturday, May 2, 20263:00 PM
90 minutes
Borough: Manhattan
Theme: Art & Architecture, History & Culture
Language: English
