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Sugar Hill Historic District

  • Also Known As: Harlem Heights
  • Also Known As: Washington Heights
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Aaron Douglas Significant name
Andersen, Henry Architect
1865/00/00
1871/00/00
1879/00/00
1939/08/00 Dhimah Rose Meidman Bride Dhimah Rose Meidman marries Richard Wright in the parsonage of the Episcopal Church on 149th St and Convent Ave, Harlem, NYC. Marriage of Dhimah Rose Meidman and Richard Wright
1939/08/00 Ralph Ellisson Bestman Dhimah Rose Meidman marries Richard Wright in the parsonage of the Episcopal Church on 149th St and Convent Ave, Harlem, NYC. Marriage of Dhimah Rose Meidman and Richard Wright
1939/08/00 Richard Wright Groom Dhimah Rose Meidman marries Richard Wright in the parsonage of the Episcopal Church on 149th St and Convent Ave, Harlem, NYC. Marriage of Dhimah Rose Meidman and Richard Wright

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Particulars for Sugar Hill Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Cultural Affiliation Black American
Historic Use Clubhouse
Area of Significance Community Planning and Development
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Architectural Style Neoclassical
Historic Use Park
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Architectural Style Queen Anne
Area of Significance Railroad
Historic Use Religious Property
Historic Use Single dwelling
Area of Significance Social History
Historic Use Specialty Store
Area of Significance Theatre



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 11th April 2002

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Sugar Hill Historic District
Registry Address: Roughly bounded by W. 155th St., 145th St., Bradhurst Ave. and Convent Ave.
Registry Number: 02000360
Resource Type: District
Owner: Private, Local
Architect: Andersen, Henry; et.al.
Architectural Style: Queen anne, Classical revival
Area in Acres: 75
Contributing Buildings: 414
Non-Contributing Buildings: 19
Contributing Sites: 2
Non-Contributing Sites: 2
Contributing Structures: 3
Contributing Objects: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Community Planning and Development, Architecture, Social history
Applicable Criteria: Event, Person, Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Religious property, Significance of less than fifty years
Significant Year: X 1865, 1871, 1879
Associated People: Douglas, Aaron; et.al.
Historic Function: Domestic, Landscape, Commerce, Trade, Social, Religion, Transportation, Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, Rail-related, Religious structure, Specialty store, Park, Clubhouse, Theater
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Commerce, Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Social, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling Specialty store Meeting hall Religious structure Outdoor recreation Park Rail-related

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