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The amount of office space in New York City increased by 92% in the late 1920s. [5]: 49–50 Zoning regulations had major impacts on the design of buildings. The proliferation of ever-larger skyscrapers like the 40-story Equitable Building spurred New York City's passage of the US's first citywide zoning code, the 1916 Zoning Resolution. [6]
Shown are clear examples of Art Deco and Modern architecture. The building form most closely associated with New York City is the skyscraper, which has shifted many commercial and residential districts from low-rise to high-rise. Surrounded mostly by water, the city has amassed one of the largest and most varied collection of skyscrapers in the ...
130 West 30th Street Building. November 13, 2001 [37] 130 West 57th Street Studio Building. October 19, 1999 [38] 140 West 57th Street Studio Building (The Beaufort) October 19, 1999 [39] 144 West 14th Street. November 18, 2008 [40] 145 & 147 Eighth Avenue Houses.
National Monuments in Manhattan. There are nine National Monuments, National Memorials or National Historic Sites in New York City (all but the Statue of Liberty and Castle Clinton are also National Historic Landmarks): African Burial Ground National Monument, declared February 27, 2006. Governors Island National Monument, declared January 19 ...
This category includes official landmarks designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, where the designation applies to at least part of a building or structure's interior, as described in the LPC website. Such sites are marked on the LPC's map of the city.
460-466 West End Avenue (253-257 West 82nd Street) July 14, 2009 [168] John Henry Hammond House (now houses the Consulate-General of Russia in New York City ) 9 East 91st Street. July 23, 1974 [169] Edward S. Harkness House. 1 East 75th Street. January 24, 1967 [170] Barbara Rutherford Hatch Residence.
The commission administers four types of landmarks: individual landmarks, interior landmarks, scenic landmarks, and historic districts. Scenic landmarks are city-owned sites with "a special character or special historical or aesthetic interest or value" to New York City, New York state, or the U.S., which are also at least 30 years old.
List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan above 110th Street. List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan on smaller islands. List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn. List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens. List of New York City Designated Landmarks in the Bronx.