COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Hotel Theresa
LP Number:
LP-01843
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
7/13/1993
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Date:
1991
Image Description:
Slide Library
Address:
2082-2096 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard
BIN:
1058640
BBL:
1019300030
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
1930
Lot:
30
Architect or Builder:
George & Edward Blum
Date of Construction:
1912
Owner or Developer:
Gustavus Sidenberg
Style Primary:
Not determined
Material Primary:
White Brick
Material Secondary:
Terra Cotta
Use Original:
Commercial, hotel
Use Other:
Commercial, office building
Building Type:
Hotel
Building Type Other:
Office Building
Notes:
Known as the "Waldorf of Harlem," the Hotel Theresa was a center for African-American celebrities in the 1940s-50s and hosted foreign leaders including Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev. Interior conversion from hotel to office from 1966-70.
File Name:
LP1843_1991_016.jpg
Hotel Theresa
