Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: The New York Historical Society

Landmark Name: 
The New York Historical Society
LP Number: 
LP-00281
Link to Designation Report: 
Landmark Type: 
Individual Landmark
Designation Date: 
7/19/1966
Image Type: 
Designation Photos
Image Date: 
6/1/1973
Image Description: 
John Barrington Bayley Collection
Address: 
170 Central Park West
BIN: 
1028816
BBL: 
1011290029
Borough: 
Manhattan
Block: 
1129
Lot: 
29
Architect or Builder: 
York & Sawyer
Date of Construction: 
1903
Alteration Architect 1: 
Walker & Gillette
Date of Alteration 1: 
1937 - 1938
Owner or Developer: 
The New York Historical Society
Style Primary: 
Roman Eclectic
Material Primary: 
Gray Granite
Use Original: 
Institutional, museum
Building Type: 
Museum
Notes: 
The easternmost section facing Central Park was completed in 1908, while the north and south wings were added in 1937-1938.
File Name: 
LP0281_1973-06_002.jpg