The
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is the New York City agency charged with administering the city's Landmarks Preservation Law. The LPC is responsible for protecting New York City's architecturally, historically, and cu ...
(LPC), formed in 1965, is the
New York City governmental commission that administers the city's Landmarks Preservation Law. Since its founding, it has designated over a thousand landmarks, classified into four categories: individual landmarks, interior landmarks, scenic landmarks, and historic districts.
The
New York City borough
New York City is composed of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of New York State, making New York City the largest U.S. municipality situated in mult ...
of
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
contains a high concentration of designated landmarks, interior landmarks and historic districts. The section of Manhattan above
110th Street is known as
Upper Manhattan
Upper Manhattan is the most northern region of the New York City borough of Manhattan. Its southern boundary has been variously defined, but some of the most common usages are 96th Street, the northern boundary of Central Park ( 110th Street), ...
. It includes numerous individual landmarks and historic districts, as well as two scenic landmarks. The following is an incomplete list. Some of these are also
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...
(NHL) sites, and NHL status is noted where known.
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[http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/designation_reports/] date listed is date of designation;
Historic Districts
Individual Landmarks
1 – 9
A – M
N – Z
Interior Landmarks
Scenic Landmarks
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List of National Historic Landmarks in New York City
This article lists National Historic Landmarks in New York City, of which there are 116. One of the New York City sites is also a national monument, and there are two more national monuments in NYC as well. These are listed further below. It al ...
References
External links
NYC Landmarks Preservation CommissionNYC Landmarks Designation ReportsNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commission flickr Group
{{New York City Historic Sites
Locally designated landmarks in the United States
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
Manhattan above 110th