Gramercy Park Historic District
- Vicinity: Roughly bounded by 3rd and Park Aves, S, E 18th and 22nd Sts
- Neighborhood of Gramercy Park in Manhattan NYC
- Borough of Manhattan NYC in New York City
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1829/00/00 | 129 E 18th St is built as Portman Hotel. In 1852 the building houses a "grocery grog" store. In 1899, 129 E 18th is bought by Tom and John Healy, and became Healy's. | |||||
| 1847/00/00 | James Harper | Home | James Harper lives at No 4 Gramercy Park W from 1847 until 1869. | |||
| 1899/00/00 | William Sydney Porter | Home | After 1898, William Porter moves to 55 Irving Place. | |||
| 1907/00/00 | William Sydney Porter | Home | O Henry leaves 55 Irving Place. In 1972, Row houses at Nos 51, 53 (the Nicholas Fish house) and 55 are combined and given a fake brick facade in a project designed by Max Wechsler. | |||
| 1908/00/00 | Frederick J Sterner | Architect, Home | Frederick Sterner buys, redesigns and renovates an old brownstone at 139 E 19th St. In 1910, The Real Estate Record and Guide praised Sterner's back yard as a fairylike grotto with vine-clad walls, an arbor and a fountain. | |||
| 1908/00/00 | Henry Wlliam Poor | Home | After William Poor's company fails, he turns over his large property to the creditors, including the Cyrus W Field house, No 1 Lexington Ave, NYC (lost), valued at $1,000,000 and a huge Jacobean house in Tuxedo Park. They keep the Andover estate. | Panic of 1907 | ||
| 1930/00/00 | Gypsy Rose Lee | Home | Gypsy Rose Lee lives at 18 Irving Pl. |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Johnson Fish Residence |
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| National Arts Club |
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| The Players Club |
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| Particulars for Gramercy Park Historic District: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Architectural Style | Gothic Revival |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Architectural Style | Italianate |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Historic Use | Park |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Religious Property |
| Historic Use | Restaurant |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
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| American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee | Book | Karen Abbott | Gypsy Rose Lee's Home |
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