COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
The Arsenal
LP Number:
LP-00312
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
10/12/1967
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Date:
7/1/1968
Address:
Central Park at East 64th Street
BIN:
1083811
BBL:
1011110001
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
1111
Lot:
1
Architect or Builder:
Martin E. Thompson
Date of Construction:
1847
Owner or Developer:
State of New York
Style Primary:
Not determined
Material Primary:
Granite
Material Secondary:
Orange Brick
Material Tertiary:
Limestone
Use Original:
Civic, armory
Use Other:
Institutional, museum
Building Type:
Armory
Building Type Other:
Museum
Notes:
The Arsenal building served as the first home of the American Museum of Natural History between 1869 and 1877
File Name:
LP0312_1968-07_006.jpg
The Arsenal
