Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Hotel Theresa

Landmark Name: 
Hotel Theresa
LP Number: 
LP-01843
Link to Designation Report: 
Landmark Type: 
Individual Landmark
Designation Date: 
7/13/1993
Image Type: 
Designation Photos
Image Date: 
6/18/1993
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_1993-06-18_045.jpg