Greenacre Park
Greenacre Park | |
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| Location | 217 E. 51st St., New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′22″N 73°58′09″W / 40.756206°N 73.969248°W |
| Built | 1971[1] |
| NRHP reference No. | 100002076 |
| Added to NRHP | February 2, 2018[2] |
Greenacre Park is a privately owned, publicly accessible
.Background
The park, which is owned by the Greenacre Foundation, was a 1971 gift from
The park was designed by
In 1980, when a planned building would have blocked the park's sunlight, a campaign was launched to block the construction of the building. The park was analysed in the influential 1980 film and book by William H. Whyte about public places in Manhattan called The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces.
In May 2017, a city rezoning plan, which would allow the building of taller buildings nearby the park, caused a controversy when the Greenacre Foundation claimed that the taller buildings would put the park in shadow a great deal of time. A city shadow study indicated that the park would not be adversely affected by the rezoning, but a study commissioned by the Foundation claimed that buildings on six particular sites could put the park completely in the dark; because of this the Foundation called for height limitations on those sites. As of May 2017[update], their "Fight for Light" campaign is supported by the
In 2018, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
See also
- List of privately owned public spaces in New York City
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan from 14th to 59th Streets
References
- ^ "5 Rockefeller Brothers Gather as Sister Opens a Vest‐Pocket Park". The New York Times. October 15, 1971. p. 24.
- ^ U.S. National Park Service. February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ a b c Hu, Winnie (May 22, 2017) "A Tiny Park Fights for Sunlight Among New York City Skyscrapers" The New York Times
External links
Media related to Greenacre Park at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
