HISTORIC SITES
150 West 55th Street
Carl Van Vechten Residence
This apartment building was the home of influential cultural arbiter Carl Van Vechten beginning in 1924.
Van Vechten is especially important… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
481 Eighth Avenue
Magnus Hirschfeld at the Hotel New Yorker
Considered one of the first, great pioneers of LGBT rights in the early 20th century, German-Jewish physician and sexologist, Magnus… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
Kingsborough Houses
Richmond Barthé & “Green Pastures: The Walls of Jericho”
Richmond Barthé, an African-American sculptor who gained prominence during the Harlem Renaissance, created this 8-foot by 80-foot frieze Green Pastures: The… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
315 East 68th Street
Mercedes de Acosta Residence
The writer Mercedes de Acosta, known for her tell-all autobiography that detailed her love affairs with some of the world’s… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
28 East 125th Street
Mt. Morris Baths
Between the 1920s and 2003, when it was closed by New York City officials, the Mt. Morris Baths was an… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
580 St. Nicholas Avenue
Ethel Waters Residence
Legendary Black performer Ethel Waters lived in this apartment building from at least 1925 to 1927, when she was well… Learn More
