West 67th Street Artists' Colony Historic District
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
Eight buildings on West 67th Street, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, form a compact enclave built for artists and their admirers between 1901 and 1929. Painter Henry W. Ranger helped inspire the first, the Sixty-Seventh Street Studios, which combined two-story, north-lit studios with duplex living areas, financed by artists as a cooperative. Later buildings, including the Atelier Building, Central Park Studios, Colonial Studios and the Hotel Des Artistes, followed that model, and the cooperative form of ownership gained popularity as a result. Dark brick, limestone and terra-cotta facades with Neo-Gothic ornament unify the street, and several architects worked on more than one building. The Swiss House, an institutional building by John E. Scharsmith, and two later apartment houses, Nos. 40 and 50, complement the studios. The group is regarded as the only significant concentration of artists' studio apartments in Manhattan. One later apartment house at No. 17 does not contribute to the district.
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| Period of significance | 1901-1929 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Neo-Gothic, with one Renaissance-detailed building (Colonial Studios) |
| Areas of significance | Art, Architecture |
| Acreage | 2 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | West 67th Street Artists' Colony Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.