New York Amsterdam News Building
New York Amsterdam News Building | |
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Location | 2293 Seventh Avenue, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York[1] |
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Coordinates | 40°48′53.8″N 73°56′41″W / 40.814944°N 73.94472°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | unknown |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 76001247[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 11, 1976[1] |
Designated NHL | May 11, 1976[2] |
The New York Amsterdam News Building is a historic rowhouse at 2293 Seventh Avenue in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It is historically significant as the publishing home of the New York Amsterdam News between 1916 and 1938. During this period, the newspaper became one of the nation's most influential publications covering African-American issues. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.[2] The Amsterdam News now publishes out of a building at 2340 Frederick Douglass Boulevard.
Description and history
The New York Amsterdam News was founded in 1909 by James H. Anderson at his home on West 165 Street. That year marked a shift in the African-American community away from the accommodationist policies of
The New York Amsterdam News Building is one of a series of four
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New York City
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan above 110th Street
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "New York Amsterdam News Building". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-15. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05.
- ^ a b Graves, Lynne Gomez (October 30, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: New York Amsterdam News Building" (pdf). National Park Service.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: New York Amsterdam News Building—Accompanying photos" (pdf). National Park Service. 1975.