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Manhattan Avenue is a street in the
Manhattan Valley neighborhood of
Manhattan
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in
New York City
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, extending from 100th Street to 124th Street. Not included in the original
Commissioners' Plan of 1811, it is parallel to
Columbus Avenue to the west and
Central Park West/Frederick Douglass Boulevard to the east.
The avenue saw its first buildings in 1885, a group of
row houses on its western side. These buildings were brick with stone and
terra-cotta trim.
There are two historic districts on this avenue. Manhattan Avenue between West 120th and 123rd Streets was designated a
National Historic District in 1992. The
Manhattan Avenue–West 120th–123rd Streets Historic District lies on the western edge of Central Harlem. It is composed of 113 contributing brownstone and brick row houses on four short blocks between 120th and 123rd streets bounded by Morningside and Manhattan Avenues. Additionally, a Manhattan Avenue Historic District between West 105th & West 106th Streets, including 101-137 and 120-140 Manhattan Avenue was designated by the
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is the Government of New York City, New York City agency charged with administering the city's Historic preservation, Landmarks Preservation Law. The LPC is responsible for protecting Ne ...
on May 15, 2007.
[Manhattan Avenue Historic District, Borough of Manhattan, Designation Report, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, May 15, 2007 http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/Manhattan_Avenue_Designation_Report.pdf ]
References
Streets in Manhattan
Harlem
Upper West Side
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