Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Hotel Theresa
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Landmark Name:
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Hotel Theresa
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LP Number:
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LP-01843
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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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7/13/1993
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Image Type:
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Designation Photos
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Image Date:
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1991
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Image Description:
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Slide Library
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Address:
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2082-2096 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard
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BIN:
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1058640
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BBL:
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1019300030
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Borough:
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Manhattan
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Block:
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1930
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Lot:
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30
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Architect or Builder:
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George & Edward Blum
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Date of Construction:
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1912
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Owner or Developer:
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Gustavus Sidenberg
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Style Primary:
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Not determined
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Material Primary:
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White Brick
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Material Secondary:
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Terra Cotta
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Use Original:
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Commercial, hotel
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Use Other:
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Commercial, office building
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Building Type:
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Hotel
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Building Type Other:
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Office Building
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Notes:
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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.
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File Name:
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LP1843_1991_016.jpg
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