National Register of Historic Places

Gramercy Park Historic District

New York, New York County, New York
Listed
January 23, 1980
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
80002691

About this property

Gramercy Park () is the name of both a small, fenced-in private park, and the surrounding neighborhood (which is also referred to as Gramercy), in Manhattan in New York City. The approximately 2-acre (0.8 ha) park, located in the Gramercy Park Historic District, is one of two private parks in New York City – the other is Sunnyside Gardens Park in Queens – as well as one of only three in the state; only people residing around the park who pay an annual fee have a key, and the public is not generally allowed in. The sidewalks of the streets around the park are a popular jogging, strolling, and dog-walking route. The neighborhood is mostly located within Manhattan Community District 6, with a small portion in Community District 5. It is generally perceived to be quiet and safe. The laying out of Gramercy Park represents one of the earliest attempts in this country at 'City Planning'. ... As a park given to the prospective owners of the land surrounding it and held in trust for those who made their homes around it, Gramercy Park is unique in this City, and perhaps in this country, and represents the only neighborhood, with possibly one exception, which has remained comparatively unchanged for eighty years – the Park is one of the City's Landmarks.

Location

New York, New York County, New York
40.73778, -73.98581

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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was Gramercy Park Historic District listed on the National Register?

Gramercy Park Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 23, 1980.

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Gramercy Park Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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