Dakota Apartments
- Address: 1 W 72nd St
- Vicinity: Central Park West
- Neighborhood of Lincoln Square in Manhattan NYC
- Neighborhood of Upper West Side in Manhattan NYC
- Borough of Manhattan NYC in New York City
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1880/10/00 | Edward Cabot Clark | Owner | Construction begins on a Renaissance Revival style, luxury apartment building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for businessman Edward Cabot. | Rise of Luxury Apartment Buildings in Manhattan | ||
| 1884/10/27 | Henry J Hardenbergh | Architect | Dakota Apartment building opens. | Rise of Luxury Apartment Buildings in Manhattan | ||
| 1960/00/00 | Lauren Bacall | Home | Lauren Bacall makes a 4th floor apartment (contains many original 1884 features) at the Dakota her primary home from the 1960s until her death in 2014 | |||
| 1973/00/00 | Yoko Ono | Home | John Lennon and Yoko Ono move into the Dakota | |||
| 1973/00/00 | John Lennon | Home | John Lennon and Yoko Ono move into the Dakota | |||
| 1975/00/00 | Leonard Bernstein | Home | Bernstein family moves into the Dakota | |||
| 1980/12/08 | Yoko Ono | Witness | John Lennon is killed by Mark Chapman at the south entrance to the Dakota, John was holding a copy of the final mix of "Walking on Thin Ice". | Walking on Thin Ice | ||
| 1980/12/08 | John Lennon | Performer | As John Lennon and Ono leave the Dakota to mix "Walking on Thin Ice", Lennon on lead guitar, at the Record Plant Studio, John pauses to sign an autograph for Mark David Chapman. | Walking on Thin Ice | ||
| 1980/12/08 | John Lennon | Died | John Lennon is killed by Mark Chapman at the south entrance to the Dakota, John was holding a copy of the final mix of "Walking on Thin Ice". | Walking on Thin Ice | ||
| 2014/08/12 | Lauren Bacall | Died | Lauren Bacall dies at home |
| Particulars for Dakota Apartments: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Historic Use | Multiple dwelling |
| Area Of Significance | Music |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Owner | Private |
| Architectural Style | Renaissance Revival |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary's Baby (film) | Film | Roman Polanski | Rosemary's Baby is filmed at the Dakota Apartments | |
| Time and Again (Finney book) | Novel | Jack Finney |
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