COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Bronx Borough Courthouse
LP Number:
LP-01076
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
7/28/1981
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Date:
5/1/1981
Address:
East 161st Street between 3rd and Brook Avenues
BIN:
2001204
BBL:
2023650035
Borough:
The Bronx
Block:
2365
Lot:
35
Architect or Builder:
Oscar Bluemner & Michael J. Garvin
Date of Construction:
1905
Owner or Developer:
Not determined
Style Primary:
Beaux-Arts
Material Primary:
Granite
Material Secondary:
Marble
Use Original:
Civic, courthouse
Building Type:
Courthouse
Notes:
Garvin, a Tammany Hall Democrat, sought the aid of Oscar Bluemner in the courthouse design, the authorship of which was not settled in court until 1911; building was vacant at time of designation.
File Name:
LP1076_1981-05_002.jpg
Bronx Borough Courthouse
