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Preservation Sages and Stages

The New York Preservation Archive Project and the Neighborhood Preservation Center's Fall Preservation Series:

Each 90-minute session featured a seasoned preservation veteran in conversation with an emerging preservation leader, who discussed issues that have been and continue to be central to the preservation movement in New York City.

Location

New York, NY
United States
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Event Date and Time: 
Sun, 10/10/2004 - 6:30pm - Wed, 11/10/2004 - 8:00pm

Preservation Advocacy

SAGES AND STAGES: Preservation Advocacy

October 27, 2004

Intro: Felicia Mayro
Sage: Jack Taylor
Interviewer: Kate Wood
Host: Thom Bess


SIDE ONE

Union Square

Description

At the turn of the century, Union Square emerged as a center for entertainment, commerce, and political activism. Originally commissioned by the city to serve as a recreational respite for New Yorkers in the early 1800s, the name was derived by its 'union' of two major streets: Bloomingdale Road (now Broadway) and Bowery Road (now 4th Avenue1). In 1807, New York City Common Council appointed three commissioners to lay the grid system in Manhattan above Houston Street.

Ladies' Mile Historic District

Sometimes listed as Flatiron District, Photo District, Midtown South.

Dvorak House

Location

327 East 17th Street
New York City, NY
United States
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Location: 
327 East 17th Street
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Description

The Dvorak House was located at 327 East 17th Street, near Stuyvesant Square Park. It was a 3-story Italianate style row house constructed in 1852, and briefly served as the home of world-renowned Czech composer Antonin Dvorak, from 1892-1895. He composed his Symphony No.9 in E minor "From the New World" during this time1.

  • 1. Prial, Frank J. "Dvorak House Declared A Manhattan Landmark." New York Times February 27, 1991.

Lüchow’s

Location

New York, NY
United States
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Location: 
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Description

The Lüchow's building was a restaurant established in 1882 by German immigrant August Guido Lüchow. It was a popular destination for many famous New Yorkers including diamond baron Jim Brady, actress Lillian Russell, and composers Richard Strauss, Antonin Dvorak, and Victor Herbert 1.

  • 1. Dana, Robert W. "Lüchow’s marking its 75th Anniversary." Tips on Tables reprinted from April 1957.

The Drive to Protect the Ladies' Mile District

Description

To preserve and protect the Ladies' Mile Historic District, Manhattan.

Key Dates in Preservation Activity

1989 Ladies' Mile Historic District Designation