This is an ongoing project, so reports are still being posted The Neighborhood Preservation Center and the Landmarks Preservation Commission have joined together to provide access to all the designation reports, beginning in 1965 to the present. On their website you may access recent and some historical designation reports for individual landmarks and historic districts The Landmarks Preservation Commission is the New York City agency that is responsible for identifying and designating landmarks. The Landmarks of New York: an illustrated record of the city's historic buildings. If so you should access the very detailed designation reports by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which “ explain the architectural, historical and cultural significance of an individual landmark or historic district”Ī quick way to find out if your building is a landmark is by looking at the following guidebooks of New York City: When starting your research, you should verify if the building is a landmark or located in a landmark district. Wallach Division of Art & Architecture (Room 300) or in the collections of the Milstein Division of United States History, Local History & Genealogy Division and the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division of the Library.Ĭompiled by Vincenzo Rutigliano, Art & Architecture Collection, 08/08 Landmark Buildings and Districts The reference works in this guide, along with selected reference tools can all be found in the Miriam & Ira D. Schwarzman Building, this guide will introduce you to the vast number of resources relating to the architecture of New York City that are in the collections of the New York Public Library, as well as other institutions. Based on the handout for the Investigating New York City Architecture Class from the Art & Architecture Collection of the Stephen A.
Researching a New York City building can be daunting and complicated.
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