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New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

Location

New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
1 Centre Street
New York City, NY 10007
United States
See map: Google Maps
Location: 
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
1 Centre Street
10007
See map: Google Maps

 

Sometimes listed as Landmarks Preservation Commission, Landmarks Commission or LPC.

 

Save the Village

Key Figures: 
Jane Jacobs

 

Description

The organization's name closely reflects its mission, which was to save the architectural character of the Village. Save the Village's key strategies included fighting evictions, seeking rent protection, and pursuing zoning and planning tools to keep the Village intact.

Committee for the Preservation of Structures of Historic and Esthetic Importance

Description

The Committee for the Preservation of Structures of Historic and Esthetic Importance was a 13 member committee appointed by Mayor Wagner in June of 1961. This study committee's objective was to work towards obtaining landmark legislation. Under the leadership of Geoffrey Platt and Harmon Goldstone, the committee wrote a one-page memo regarding the state of preservation, and they concluded that New York City needed both a law and a commission in order to effectively protect its landmarks1

  • 1. Wood, Anthony C.