Langston Hughes House
Langston Hughes House | |
Langston Hughes House, March 2009 | |
40°48′26″N 73°56′27″W / 40.80722°N 73.94083°W / 40.80722; -73.94083 | |
Area | less than one acre |
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Built | 1869 |
Architect | Wilson, Alexander |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 82001198[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 29, 1982 |
Designated NYCL | August 11, 1981 |
The Langston Hughes House is a historic home located in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. It is an Italianate style dwelling built in 1869. It is a three-story-with-basement, rowhouse faced in brownstone and measuring 20 feet wide and 45 feet deep. Noted African American poet and author Langston Hughes (1902–1967) occupied the top floor as his workroom from 1947 to 1967.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982,[1] and was designated as a city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1981.[3]
See also
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan above 110th Street
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan above 110th Street
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Marjorie Pearson and Anne B. Covell (June 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Langston Hughes House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 19, 2011. See also: "Accompanying photo".
- ^ "Langston Hughes House" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. August 11, 1981. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
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landmarks
- 369th Regiment Armory
- Abyssinian Baptist Church
- Apollo Theater
- Astor Row
- Central Park
- Dunbar Apartments
- Graham Court
- Hamilton Grange National Memorial
- Harlem River Houses
- Harlem YMCA
- Hotel Theresa
- Langston Hughes House
- Macombs Dam Bridge
- Manhattan Avenue–West 120th–123rd Streets Historic District
- Metropolitan Baptist Church
- Minton's Playhouse
- Morningside Park
- Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
- Mount Morris Park Historic District
- NYPL 115th Street Library
- NYPL Schomburg Library
- St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church
- St. Andrew's Church
- St. Nicholas Historic District
- Wadleigh High School for Girls
- Washington Apartments
of interest
- Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building
- All Saints Church
- ATLAH World Missionary Church
- Bushman Steps
- Cotton Club
- Duke Ellington Circle
- Frederick Douglass Circle
- Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts
- Harlem Children's Zone
- Harlem Hospital Center
- The Harlem School of the Arts
- Lenox Lounge
- Marcus Garvey Park
- Morningside Park
- National Black Theatre
- New York College of Podiatric Medicine
- Rucker Park
- Savoy Ballroom
- St. Nicholas Houses
- Studio Museum in Harlem
- Sylvia's Soul Food
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