Upper East Side Historic District

Upper East Side Historic District
East 69th Street with its townhouses is a typical example of the sidestreets of the Upper East Side
Upper East Side Historic District is located in New York City
Upper East Side Historic District
Upper East Side Historic District is located in New York
Upper East Side Historic District
Upper East Side Historic District is located in the United States
Upper East Side Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by 3rd and 5th Aves., 59th and 79th Sts., (original)
Portion of 17 blocks adjacent to and E of the original district bet. E. 60th and E 75th Sts., (increase)
New York, New York
Coordinates40°46′11″N 73°57′59″W / 40.76972°N 73.96639°W / 40.76972; -73.96639
Built1862
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.84002803[1] (original)
06000822[1] (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 1984
Boundary increaseSeptember 12, 2006

The Upper East Side Historic District is a landmarked historic district on the Upper East Side of New York City's borough of Manhattan, first designated by the city in 1981.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[3] Its boundaries were expanded in 2010.[1][4]

The district includes all of the Fifth Avenue properties bordering Central Park from 59th to 78th Street; both sides of Madison Avenue from 61st Street to 77th Street; both sides of Park Avenue from just below 62nd Street to 72nd Street; and portions of both sides of Lexington Avenue from 63rd Street to 75th Street.[5]

The district is home to a number of buildings individually listed on the National Register, including the Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo Mansion and the Sara Delano Roosevelt Memorial House,[1] as well as edifices that are more recent additions like the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue — a 2003 building designed in an "artful synthesis of the composition, details and material palette of the Beaux-Arts style," to complement the historic buildings that surround it.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ UES Historic District Designation Report, 1981, http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1051.pdf
  3. ^ Upper East Side Historic District Designation Report, Vol. 1, May 19, 1981, Landmarks Preservation Commission
  4. ^ Upper East Side Historic District Extension Designation Report, March 23, 2010, http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2373.pdf
  5. ^ "Upper East Side Historic District - Friends of the Upper East Side". 13 November 2019.
  6. ^ In Synagogue Design, Many Paths, By DAVID W. DUNLAP, December 8, 2002, New York Times, https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE7DC123BF93BA35751C1A9649C8B63&pagewanted=all


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