COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Dunbar Apartments
LP Number:
LP-00708
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
7/14/1970
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Location:
Eighth Avenue entrance
Address:
149th Street to 150th Street (between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue)
BIN:
1084145
BBL:
1020350001
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
2035
Lot:
1
Architect or Builder:
Andrew J. Thomas
Date of Construction:
1926
Owner or Developer:
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Style Primary:
Not determined
Material Primary:
Brick
Material Secondary:
Terra Cotta
Material Tertiary:
Limestone
Use Original:
Residential, multi family, cooperative
Building Type:
Apartment Building
Notes:
The Dunbar Apartments were named after the famous African American poet of the turn of the century, Paul Lawrence Dunbar.
File Name:
LP0708_010.jpg
Dunbar Apartments
