St. Nicholas Historic District

St. Nicholas Historic District
St. Nicholas Historic District, March 2009
Location: W. 138th and W. 139th Sts. (both sides) between 7th and 8th Aves., New York, New York
Area: 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built: 1891
Architect: McKim, Mead & White; Et al.
Architectural style: Colonial Revival, Renaissance, Georgian Revival
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#:

75001209

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Added to NRHP: October 29, 1975

St. Nicholas Historic District is a national historic district in Harlem, New York, New York. It consists of 130 contributing buildings designed in 1891. The buildings consists of four sets of residential rowhouses built of brick and brownstone and three apartment buildings. The noted architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White designed the houses on the north side of West 139th Street. Among the styles reflected in them are Colonial Revival, Renaissance, and Georgian Revival styles.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

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