{"nrhp_refnum":"94000262","name":"Parker, Charlie, Residence","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"151 Charlie Parker Pl. (Avenue B)","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.726736360000075,"lon":-73.98005686399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-04-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Black","Performing Arts"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Gothic Revival brick and brownstone townhouse with a raised basement at 151 Charlie Parker Place (formerly Avenue B), facing Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan's East Village, built in 1849 as a single-family rowhouse.","why_significant":"The building is significant under Criterion B as the home of jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, who lived in its basement apartment with his family from late 1950 to 1954. These years coincided with the height of his career as a Bebop pioneer and recording artist. It meets the exception for properties under 50 years of age because of his exceptional importance to jazz and African-American history.","narrative":"Built in 1849 across from Tompkins Square Park, this three-story townhouse in Manhattan's East Village was one of a group of identical Gothic Revival rowhouses. Its brick walls, painted brownstone facade, pointed-arch doorway with colonettes and trefoil reliefs, and hood moldings over the windows remain largely intact. The house was divided into apartments in 1945, and a rooftop penthouse was added then. From late 1950 until 1954, jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker lived in the basement apartment with his family. Those years marked the peak of his career. He was a leading creator of Bebop, toured in Europe and North America, recorded for Mercury Records, and topped a major magazine's readers poll for saxophone. Parts of the apartment, including the rear room, kitchen, bathroom and some original floors, survive from his time there. The street was renamed Charlie Parker Place in 1993. The building's cornice is badly deteriorated and its rear wall is braced because of structural weakness.","period_of_significance":"1950-1954","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["B"],"status_note":"Converted to apartments in 1945 and still in multiple-dwelling use, with a children's day nursery also listed as a current function. The cornice is severely deteriorated and the rear wall is braced because of structural weakness.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.230735-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/94000262.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000262/0edb1df566-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000262/0edb1df566-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Americasroof","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charlie-parker-151-ave-b.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Americasroof</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charlie-parker-151-ave-b.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319823","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Parker_Residence","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11702859"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/parker-charlie-residence-94000262/"}