Matthew Henson Residence

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Matthew Henson Residence
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark


Location	246 W. 150th St., Apt. 3F, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Coordinates	40°49′31.6″N 73°56′19.5″W / 40.825444°N 73.938750°W / 40.825444; -73.938750Coordinates: 40°49′31.6″N 73°56′19.5″W / 40.825444°N 73.938750°W / 40.825444; -73.938750
Area	less than one acre
Built	1928
NRHP Reference #	75001207^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1975^[1]
Designated NHL	May 15, 1975^[2]

The Matthew Henson Residence is where Matthew Henson, the African American polar explorer, lived from 1929 until his death in 1955. Largely forgotten, he was arguably the first man to reach the North Pole in 1909, as he was assigned the task of breaking trail in explorer Robert Peary's expedition.^[3] That argument is somewhat tenuous, in part because the expedition did not have the means to exactly determine the location of the North Pole and its having reached the North Pole was a matter of declaration.

His residence was apartment 3F within the 246 W. 150th Street building, which is part of the Dunbar Apartments, a NRHP-listed building. His residence was named a National Historic Landmark in 1975.^[2]^[3]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 "Matthew Henson Residence". National Historic Landmark Quicklinks. National Park Service. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
1 2 "Dunbar Apartments (Matthew Henson Residence)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination (National Park Service). 1983. and "Dunbar Apartments (Matthew Henson Residence)--Accompanying photo, exterior, from 1974" (pdf).

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