Treadwell Farm Historic District

Two blocks of East 61st and 62nd streets between Second and Third avenues in Manhattan preserve a 19th century residential enclave of low-rise row houses and tree-lined streets. Of the 76 buildings, about 71 went up between 1868 and 1875, mostly as three- and four-story brownstones in the Italianate and neo-Grec styles. Row houses make up roughly 93 percent of the district. Many were remodeled in the 1910s and 1920s, when stoops were removed, entrances moved to the basement, ornament stripped and facades stuccoed, producing a hybrid style of its own. Architects involved include Richard Morris Hunt, Frederick S. Barus, Raymond Hood, Ely Jacques Kahn, Aymar Embury II and Josephine Wright Chapman. Two churches, an 1886-87 Victorian Gothic building and a 1930 Swedish Baptist church in Scandinavian Modern style, serve the community, alongside two 1899 tenements and a 1941-42 apartment building. The district is recognized for its architecture, its community development and its notable residents.