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