Manhattan Avenue/West 120th-123rd Streets Historic District
Borough and State: Manhattan, New York
Listed: 1992
Type of district: National Register historic district
Main Intersection: West 120th Street and Manhattan Avenue
Manhattan Avenue/West 120th-123rd Streets Historic District, New York, NY
The Manhattan Avenue/West 120th-123rd Streets Historic District lies on the western edge of Central Harlem. It is composed of 113 contributing brownstone and brick row houses on 4 short blocks between 120th and 123rd streets bounded by Morningside and Manhattan Avenues.
The district is characterized by unbroken blocks of residences, each 3 stories above a raised basement and built between 1886 and 1896, which represent a succession of styles that dominated American domestic architecture during the last 15 years of the 19th century: Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Romanesque and Renaissance Revival.