Existing Harlem Landmarks

Designated Individual Landmark (July 12, 1967): Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park) Fire Watchtower | Photo: Lorraine Colbert

Historic Districts

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Central Harlem West 130th-132nd Streets Historic District. Designation Date: May 29, 2018. Photo: Barrett Reiter (LPC March 2018)

Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District. Designation Date: June 15, 2021. Photo: Jessica Baldwin (LPC 2021)

Hamilton Heights Historic District. Designation Date: November 26, 1974. Photo: Jim Henderson

Hamilton Heights Historic District Extension. Designation Date: March 28, 2000. Photo: Carl Forster

Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill Historic District. Designation Date: June 27, 2000. Photo: Carl Forster

Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill Historic District Extension. Designation Date: October 3, 2001. Photo: Carl Forster

Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill Northeast Historic District. Designation Date: October 23, 2001. Photo: Carl Forster

Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill Northwest Historic District. Designation Date: June 18, 2022. Photo: Carl Forster

Jumel Terrace Historic District. Designation Date: August 18, 1970. Photo: Wikipedia

Morningside Heights Historic District. Designation Date: February 21, 2017. Photo: Sarah Moses (2017)

266-262 Lenox Avenue in the Mount Morris Park Historic District. Designation Date: November 3, 1971. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

Mount Morris Park Historic District. Designation Date: November 3, 1971. Photo: Jim Henderson

Mount Morris Park Historic District Extension. Designation Date: September 22, 2015. Photo: Christopher D. Brazee (2015)

St. Nicholas Historic District (aka Strivers Row). Designation Date: March 16, 1967. Photo: Solana Lynn Mahabeer

Individual Landmarks

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12 West 129th Street House. Designation Date: July 26, 1994. Photo by Janiyah Arriolo

17 East 128th Street House. Designation Date: December 21, 1982. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

The 115th Street Branch of the New York Public Library. Designation Date: July 12, 1967. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

The New York Public Library, 125th Street. Designation Date: January 13, 2009. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

369th Regiment Armory, August 1, 1982. Designation Date: May 14, 1985. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

409 Edgecombe Avenue Apartments. Designation Date: June 15, 1993. Photo by Janiyah Arriolo

555 Edgecombe Avenue. Designation Date: June 15, 1993. Photo by Janiyah Arriolo

Abyssinian Baptist Church and Community House. Designation Date: July 13, 1993. Photo: Solana Lynn Mahabeer

Aguilar Branch of the New York Public Library, February 1, 1991. Designation Date: June 25, 1996. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

View of the Apollo from across the street. Designation Date: June 28, 1983. Photo: Lorraine Colbert

Astor Row (Nos. 8-62). Designation Date: August 11, 1981. Photo: Melanie Nanez

Former 32nd Police Precinct Station House. Designation Date: August 13, 2002. Photo: Janiyah Arriola

Casa Italiana. Designation Date: March 28, 1978. 1151-1161 Amsterdam Avenue

Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine and the Cathedral Close, March 8, 2017. Designation Date: February 21, 2017. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

Chapel of the Intercession, July 1, 1967. Designation Date: August 16, 1966. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

Vicarage at the Chapel of the Intercession. Designation Date: August 16, 1966. Photo: Lorraine Colbert

Church of All Saints (Roman Catholic), Parish House and School. Designation Date: January 30, 2006. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Church of Notre Dame. Designation Date: January 24, 1967. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

Church of Notre Dame Rectory. Designation Date: January 24, 1967. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

Church of St. Joseph of the Holy Family. Designation Date: June 28, 2016. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

City College of New York North Campus. Designation Date: May 26, 1981. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

Claremont Theater Building. Designation Date: June 6, 2006. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Croton Aqueduct West 119th Street Gatehouse. Designation Date: March 28, 2000. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

Dunbar Apartments, Designation Date: July 14, 1970. Photo: Janiyah Arriolo

Fire Engine Company No.47. Designation Date: June 17, 1997. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

Fire Hook & Ladder Company No.14. Designation Date: June 17, 1997. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

General Grant National Memorial. Designation Date: November 25, 1975. Photo: Lorraine Colbert

The New York Public Library, George Bruce Branch. Designation Date: January 13, 2009. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Graham Court Apartments. Designation Date: October 16, 1984. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

Hamilton Grange. Designation Date: August 2, 1967. Photo: Lorraine Colbert

Hamilton Grange Branch of the New York Public Library. Designation Date: March 31, 1970. Photo by Janiyah Arriolo

Hamilton Theater. Designation Date: February 8, 2000. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Harlem Branch of the New York Public Library. 9 West 124th Street. Designation Date: June 15, 2021. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Harlem Courthouse. Designation Date: August 2, 1967. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

Harlem River Houses. Designation Date: September 23, 1975. Photo by Janiyah Arriolo

Historic Street Lamp Posts. Designation Date: June 17, 1997. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Hotel Cecil & Minton's Playhouse Building. Designation Date: June 27, 2023. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Hotel Theresa, June 1, 1980. Designation Date: July 13, 1993. Photo by Janiyah Arriolo

IRT Broadway Line Viaduct. Designation Date: November 21, 1981. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

Jackie Robinson Colonial Park Play Center. Designation Date: April 10, 2007. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

James A. and Ruth M. Bailey House.
Designation Date: February 19, 1974. Photo by Janiyah Arriolo — James A. and Ruth M. Bailey House. Designation Date: February 19, 1974. Photo by Janiyah Arriolo

Joseph Loth and Company Silk Ribbon Mill. 1818-1838 Amsterdam Avenue. Designation Date: September 21, 1993. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Langston Hughes House. Designation Date: August 11, 1981. Photo by Melanie Nanez

Low Memorial Library. Designation Date: September 20, 1966. Photo: Lorraine Colbert

The Macombs Damn Bridge. Designation Date: January 14, 1992. Photo by Janiyah Arriolo

Metropolitan Baptist Church. Designation Date: February 3, 1981. Photo: Lorraine Colbert

Morris-Jumel Mansion. Designation Date: July 12, 1967. Photo by Janiyah Arriolo

Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Designation Date: July 13, 1993. Photo: Solana Lynn Mahabeer

Mount Morris Bank Building. Designation Date: January 5, 1993. Photo by Janiyah Arriolo

Mount Morris Park Fire Watchtower. Designation Date: July 12, 1967. Photo: Lorraine Colbert

Mount Olive Fire Baptized Holiness Church. Designation Date: June 23, 2009. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

New York Training School for Teachers and New York Model School. Designation Date: June 24, 1997. Photos by Lorraine Colbert

Nicholas C. and Agnes Benziger House. Designation Date: January 12, 1999. Photo by Janiyah Arriolo

Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, October 1, 1984. Designation Date: July 22, 1975. Image by Janiyah Arriola

Plant and Scrymser Pavilions for Private Patients, St. Luke’s Hospital. Designation Date: June 18, 2002. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

Regent Theater. Designation Date: March 8, 1994. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

Richard Webber Harlem Packing House. Designation Date: March 27, 2018. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

St. Aloysius Romain Catholic Church. Designation Date: January 30, 2007. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

St. Andrew’s Church. Designation Date: April 12, 1967. Photo: Lorraine Colbert

Saint Martin's Episcopal Church. Designation Date: July 19, 1966. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

Rectory of Saint Martin's Episcopal Church. Designation Date: July 19, 1966. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

St. Mary’s Protestant Episcopal Church. Designation Date: May 19, 1998. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

St. Paul’s Chapel. Designation Date: September 20, 1966. Photo: Lorraine Colbert

St. Paul’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church. Designation Date: March 8, 1994. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

St. Paul Roman Catholic Church. 121 East 117th Street. Designation Date: June 28, 2016. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

St. Philip’s Protestant Episcopal Church. Designation Date: July 13, 1993. Photo: Lorraine Colbert

Schomburg Collection for Research in Black Culture, 103 West 135th Street. Designation Date: February 3, 1981. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

The Riverside Church. Designation Date: May 16, 2000. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

Thomas Jefferson Play Center. Designation Date: July 24, 2007. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Union Theological Seminary. Designation Date: November 15, 1967. Photo: Lorraine Colbert

Wadleigh High School for Girls. Designation Date: July 26, 1994. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

Washington Apartments. Designation Date: January 5, 1993. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Building, 135th Street Branch. Designation Date: December 13, 2016. Image courtesy of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Building, Harlem Branch. Designation Date: February 10, 1998. Photo: Wikipedia

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Scenic

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Morningside Park. Designation Date: July 15, 2008. Photo by Lorraine Colbert

Interior

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