{"nrhp_refnum":"80002788","name":"Lawrence Park Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Side Hill, Prescott, Kensington, Garden and Chestnut Ave.,Maidens Ln, Valley and Pondfield Rds.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bronxville","county":"Westchester County","state":"NY","lat":40.94012600250005,"lon":-73.830640480056,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-01-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Art","Literature","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A primarily residential historic district in Bronxville, Westchester County, New York, containing ninety-eight structures on a wooded hillside with winding roads. It was developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on about twenty acres.","why_significant":"The district is presented as a cohesive and excellent example of early suburban growth, closely tied to the historical evolution of the surrounding community. It attracted many prominent artists and writers of the period. Most of its structures are architecturally or historically significant, and few have had major alterations, so it keeps much of its original character.","narrative":"Lawrence Park is a residential enclave in Bronxville, New York, laid out in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on about twenty acres of wooded hillside. Winding roads connect its ninety-eight structures, which sit close together yet keep a feeling of seclusion and privacy. Commercial Bronxville lies to the south and west, while changes in terrain and a later, different residential development mark the northern and eastern edges. Architect William A. Bates designed many of the earliest houses, including several of the first five built in 1890 and 1891, and other architects such as Bates and How, Penrose Stout and William Winthrop Kent also contributed. Shingled, half-timbered and gambrel-roofed houses predominate, alongside Christ Church by Bertram Goodhue, the Gramatan Arcade and an older Italianate manor house. The park drew many prominent artists and writers as residents, and several homes included studios. Because few houses have been significantly altered, the area keeps much of its original character as an example of early suburban growth.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"William A. Bates (many houses); Bates and How; Penrose Stout; William Winthrop Kent; Bertram Goodhue (Christ Church); Jardine, Kent and Jardine; J. Foster Warner; Walker and Morris; Walter R. Wilder","architectural_style":"Mixed late nineteenth and early twentieth century residential styles, including Tudor Revival half-timbered, shingled, gambrel-roofed and Colonial Revival houses, plus Neo-Gothic (Christ Church), Mission Style (Gramatan Arcade) and Italianate (Manor House)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Mostly occupied private residences; few houses have had major alterations and the district retains much of its original character.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.448042-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/80002788.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002788/ba66ec40e1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002788/ba66ec40e1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BronxvilleNY_LawrenceParkHD_3.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BronxvilleNY_LawrenceParkHD_3.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323083","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Park_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706775"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/westchester-county/lawrence-park-historic-district-80002788/"}