{"nrhp_refnum":"83001752","name":"West 73rd-74th Street Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"73rd, 74th Sts. and Columbus Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.77787615600005,"lon":-73.97690516499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of 45 buildings on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, covering nearly an entire block bounded by West 73rd Street, Columbus Avenue and West 74th Street. Most buildings date from 1882 to 1906, with one later apartment hotel from 1926.","why_significant":"The district is architecturally significant as an outstanding group of residential buildings by several notable architects, built between 1882 and 1926. It grew out of development by Edward Clark of the Singer Manufacturing Company, and restrictive covenants on setbacks and height kept the block harmonious. It is also cited as an example of community planning in New York City.","narrative":"This block on Manhattan's Upper West Side holds 45 buildings, mostly townhouses, along West 73rd Street, West 74th Street and Columbus Avenue. The land was once part of the Richard Somerindyck farm and was assembled for development by Edward Clark, president of the Singer Manufacturing Company, who also commissioned the nearby Dakota Apartments. Henry J. Hardenbergh designed the long rows of West 73rd Street houses in a German Renaissance manner meant to complement the Dakota. Percy Griffin designed a row of eighteen Georgian Revival houses on West 74th Street, and Welch, Smith & Provot, John H. Duncan and George Griebel contributed other buildings, including a light-storage commercial structure on Columbus Avenue. The fifteen-story neo-Gothic Park Royal of 1926 replaced ten demolished Hardenbergh houses. Restrictive covenants on setbacks and height preserved the block's harmonious, residential character, and the district retains a high degree of integrity and architectural quality.","period_of_significance":"1882-1926","architect_builder":"Henry Hardenbergh, Percy Griffin, John H. Duncan, George Griebel, George F. Pelham, Welch, Smith & Provot","architectural_style":"Mixed styles: German Renaissance, Beaux-Arts, Georgian Revival, neo-Georgian, neo-Gothic, and free classical commercial detailing","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as retaining an outstanding degree of integrity and cohesiveness; one non-historic apartment building from 1940 is included. Present uses include private residence, commercial, educational and religious.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.389797-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/83001752.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320059","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/west-73rd-74th-street-historic-district-83001752/"}