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The Audubon Park Historic District is located on five blocks in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, between West 155th Street and West 158th Street, and between Broadway and Edward M. Morgan Place on the east and Riverside Drive West on the west. It consists of 19 large apartment buildings and one duplex house, and abuts the Audubon Terrace Historic District on the southeast. It is named for naturalist
''Audubon Park Historic District Designation Report''
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (May 12, 2009) The area was designated an historic district by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on May 12, 2009.
"Audubon Park" website
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The Audubon Park Historic District is located on five blocks in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, between West 155th Street and West 158th Street, and between Broadway and Edward M. Morgan Place on the east and Riverside Drive West on the west. It consists of 19 large apartment buildings and one duplex house, and abuts the Audubon Terrace Historic District on the southeast. It is named for naturalist John James Audubon
John James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin; April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was an American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist. His combined interests in art and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictoria ...
, who purchased 20 acres of land there in 1841, at a time when the area was still mostly farms, woodland and the country estates of the rich. After his death, the estate was sold off in parcels for development by Audubon's widow, which is when it became known as "Audubon Park".Most, Jennifer L. et al''Audubon Park Historic District Designation Report''
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (May 12, 2009) The area was designated an historic district by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on May 12, 2009.
See also
* * List of New York City Landmarks * Audubon Park Historic District, Kentucky *Audubon Terrace
Audubon Terrace, also known as the Audubon Terrace Historic District, is a landmark complex of eight early-20th century Beaux Arts/American Renaissance buildings located on the west side of Broadway, bounded by West 155th and West 156th Street ...
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"Audubon Park" website
Historic districts in Manhattan New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan New York City designated historic districts 2009 establishments in New York City Washington Heights, Manhattan {{Manhattan-geo-stub