Resources

Designated LGBTQ Landmarks in NYC

National Register of Historic Places Nominations

The NYC LGBTQ Historic Sites Project team wrote all nominations except for Rustin. Each site is also listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places.

Additional resources:

NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Reports

The LPC is the city agency responsible for designating and regulating significant historic sites as protected landmarks. Reports included here are for those landmarks that were designated primarily for LGBTQ significance.

Guides & Maps

Awards & Recognition

  • Trustees’ Award for Organizational Excellence, National Trust for Historic Preservation (2022)
  • Grassroots Preservation Award, Historic Districts Council (2020)
  • “Preservation of LGBTQ Historic & Cultural Sites – A New York City Perspective” in Preservation and Place: Historic Preservation by and of LGBTQ Communities in the United States, University of Mary Washington Center for Historic Preservation Book Prize (2020)
  • Excellence in Historic Preservation Award (2019), Preservation League of New York State
  • “Preservation of LGBTQ Historic & Cultural Sites – A New York City Perspective” in the National Park Service’s LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History, Vernacular Architecture Forum’s Paul E. Buchanan Award for Excellence in Field Work, Interpretation, and Public Service (2018)
  • New York State Historic Preservation Award (2018), New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Video

National LGBTQ+ Survey and Network

Beginning in the 1990s, multiple efforts throughout the United States have conveyed LGBTQ history through historic sites. Yet, there is limited knowledge of what and where these efforts are and who’s doing the work. The LGBTQ+ Historic Sites Survey was launched in the fall of 2023 to identify these efforts with the goal of developing an informal national network.

The NYC LGBTQ Historic Sites Project took the lead in catalyzing these efforts, retaining consultants, developing and working with a committee, and safeguarding the information.

The work was funded by a grant from the Mellon Foundation. For more information, please contact [email protected].

Advocacy

NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

Public Testimony

Testimony in support of proposed landmarks:

Recommendations

The Project has advocated for the protection of LGBTQ landmarks through meetings with LPC staff and collaborations with other groups.

Outside New York City

In cases where a potential LGBTQ landmark outside New York City has a connection to the Project’s work, we have provided letters or testimony in support of designation.