{"nrhp_refnum":"80002686","name":"East 80th Street Houses","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"116-130 E. 80th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.76673077300006,"lon":-73.95954042399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-03-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A row of four adjoining 1920s townhouses at 116-130 East 80th Street on Manhattan's Upper East Side, New York City, designed by Cross & Cross and Mott B. Schmidt.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the row is an outstanding architectural group that represents 1920s New York townhouse design. Its height, scale, materials and workmanship preserve the early twentieth-century character of a quiet residential street. The houses were built for prominent New Yorkers and remain largely unaltered on the exterior.","narrative":"Four adjoining townhouses at 116-130 East 80th Street form a cohesive row on a quiet block of Manhattan's Upper East Side. Built between 1922 and 1930 for well-known New Yorkers, they were designed by two architects: Cross & Cross and Mott B. Schmidt. Number 116 is a Neo-Federal house of brick and marble built for Lewis Spencer Morris. Number 120, a Neo-Georgian house with a marble portico and slate mansard roof, was built for banker George Whitney. Number 124, also Neo-Georgian and rich in brickwork, was built for financier Clarence Dillon. Number 130 is a Neo-Adamesque house faced in imported French limestone, built for Vincent Astor and later acquired by the Junior League, which converted the interior to a clubhouse. The architects kept similar height, scale and proportions across the row, and the exteriors remain unaltered. Together they preserve the early twentieth-century character of the street and represent the city's 1920s townhouse architecture.","period_of_significance":"1922-1930","architect_builder":"Cross & Cross, Mott B. Schmidt","architectural_style":"Neo-Federal (116), Neo-Georgian (120 and 124), Neo-Adamesque (130)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition; occupied. Uses include private residence and a clubhouse (130 East 80th Street, interior converted); exteriors are described as unaltered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.573056-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/80002686.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002686/8ba79eafe1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002686/8ba79eafe1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:120-130_East_80th_Street,_New_York,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:120-130_East_80th_Street,_New_York,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319461","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_80th_Street_Houses","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5327628"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/east-80th-street-houses-80002686/"}