Longwood Historic District (Bronx)

The Longwood Historic District is a recognized historic district located in the center of the Longwood neighborhood in the South Bronx, New York. It encompasses about three square blocks roughly bounded by Beck Street, Longwood, Leggett, and Prospect Avenues.

Longwood Historic District
NYC Landmark No. 1075, 1286
St Margaret's Church
LocationBronx, New York, New York
Coordinates40°49′0″N 73°54′0″W
Built1898
ArchitectWarren C. Dickerson
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.83001640[1]
NYCL No.1075, 1286
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 26, 1983
Designated NYCLJuly 8, 1980 (original), February 8, 1983 (extension)

The district consists of semi-detached rowhouses, most of which have been converted into S.R.O.'s (Single Room Occupancy).[2] The district includes 61 contributing buildings. It is primarily residential, but also includes the site of the former Prospect Hospital,[3] two churches (United Church and St. Margaret's Episcopal Church), and a much altered estate house (Patrolman P. Lynch Community Center).[4] Most of the semi-detached rowhouses were designed at the same time by one architect, Warren C. Dickerson.[5]

United Church on Hewitt Street, formerly a synagogue[6]

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission made it a historic district in 1980[7] and extended it in 1983.[8] On September 26, 1983, the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Longwood Historic District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  3. Kerr, Peter (March 18, 1985). "Hospital Shuts Abruptly and State Plans Inquiry". The New York Times. p. B3. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. "Cedars/Fox Hall". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  5. Larry E. Gobrecht (June 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Longwood Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-12. See also: "Accompanying 12 photos".
  6. Feuer, Alan. "An Evolving South Bronx, Seen in Synagogues; As Jews Left, the Buildings Became Home to Churches, Clinics, and Even Jails". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  7. "Longwood Historic District" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. July 8, 1980. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  8. "Longwood Historic District Extension" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. February 8, 1983. Retrieved February 2, 2020.


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