St. Nicholas Houses
Langston Hughes Playground
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20 East 127th Street
Langston Hughes Residence
Langston Hughes, celebrated poet and leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, lived on the top floor of this Harlem rowhouse... Learn More
9301 Avenue B
Langston Hughes Public School 233
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203-02 109th Avenue
Langston Hughes Public School 134
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1871 Walton Avenue
Langston Hughes Public School 236
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February 28, 2019
Threat to Club Langston Underscores Risks to LGBT-Dedicated Venues in Brooklyn
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The Harlem Renaissance
From roughly 1919 to 1935, the literary and artistic movement now known as the Harlem Renaissance produced an outpouring of celebrated works by Black artists and writers. Relatively recent scholarship... Learn More
St. Nicholas Park
Hamilton Grange
Founding Father Alexander Hamilton lived in this house – which was built for him and his family in 1802 – until his... Learn More
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
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
180 West 135th Street
Harlem YMCA
The 135th Street Branch of the YMCA (now the Harlem YMCA) and the original West 135th Street Branch across the... Learn More
238-244 West 44th Street
Helen Hayes Theater (originally Little Theater)
Opened as the Little Theater in 1912, this venue, the smallest house on Broadway, has staged multiple productions involving major... Learn More
2144 Fifth Avenue
Gumby Book Studio
Between 1926 and 1931, openly gay Alexander Gumby operated the Gumby Book Studio, one of the preeminent literary and artistic... Learn More
243 W 47th St
Ethel Barrymore Theater
Opened in 1928, the Ethel Barrymore Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Noel Coward,... Learn More
103-105 West 135th Street
135th Street Branch, New York Public Library
During the Harlem Renaissance, the New York Public Library’s 135th Street Branch served as an intellectual and artistic center for... 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
337 Bleecker Street
Lorraine Hansberry Residence
From 1953 to 1960, playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry resided in the third-floor apartment of this building. While here, Hansberry... Learn More
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture houses one of the country’s most significant collections of African American history... Learn More
695 Lenox Avenue
Hotel Olga
For about 25 years, beginning in 1920, countless African-American travelers stayed at the renowned Hotel Olga in Harlem. In the... Learn More
215-223 West 49th Street
Ambassador Theater
Opened in 1921, the Ambassador Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Mulatto by Langston Hughes and Bring... Learn More
21 West 111th Street
Alain L. Locke Magnet School for Environmental Stewardship
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history. Alain L.... Learn More
