Lexington Avenue Expansion Listed on the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places
Jan 2nd, 2008
FRIENDS is proud to announce the expansion of the Upper East Side Historic District was listed in September 2006 on the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places. For over five years, FRIENDS’ volunteers, staff and interns surveyed and researched buildings along Lexington Avenue from East 59th to East 79th Streets, as well as undesignated side streets from Park Avenue to Third Avenue. The extension includes portions of 17 blocks along Lexington Avenue in two separate areas contiguous to the original district, totaling 198 buildings.
The National Register of Historic Places is the Nation’s official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation. Authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic and archeological resources. Properties listed in the Register include districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. The National Register is administered by the National Park Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
READ the full Upper East Side Historic District Expansion Nomination
