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... Learn More
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
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
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
104 West 136th Street
Countee Cullen Branch, New York Public Library
Renamed for the noted gay poet Countee Cullen in 1951, this library was the first in the New York Public... Learn More
Kingsborough Houses
Richmond Barthé & “Green Pastures: The Walls of Jericho”
Sculptor Richmond Barthé created this 8-foot by 80-foot frieze Exodus and Dance (completed in 1939) for the Harlem River Houses, which was... Learn More
