National Register of Historic Places

Association Residence Nursing Home

New York, New York County, New York
Listed
February 20, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75001201

About this property

The Association Residence Nursing Home, also called the Association for the Relief of Respectable, Aged and Indigent Females, is a historic building in New York City built from 1881–1883 to the design of Richard Morris Hunt in the Victorian Gothic style. It is located on Amsterdam Avenue between 103rd and 104th Streets on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and is now a hostel run by Hostelling International. The Association was founded in 1814 to help the widows of soldiers of the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. An addition to the building was constructed on the south end of the property in 1907, with seven Tiffany windows that are now in the Morse Museum of American Art's collection. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Location

891 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, New York County, New York
40.79868, -73.96663

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When was Association Residence Nursing Home listed on the National Register?

Association Residence Nursing Home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 20, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Association Residence Nursing Home?

Association Residence Nursing Home is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Association Residence Nursing Home?

The period of significance for Association Residence Nursing Home is recorded as the industrial era.

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