Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Upper West Side Landmarks!
For years, Upper West Siders have been asking LANDMARK WEST! questions like…
Who was the architect of my building?
What style is it?
When was it built?
Where can I find Art-Deco architecture in our area?
How can I find out if my building is a Landmark?
Usually, LW! has the answers, but not always at our fingertips. Until now…
We are very proud to announce the official launch of the
Upper West Side Landmarks Online Database!
Click here to start exploring today. Now, all in one place and publicly accessible 24/7, you can find information on each of the over 2,000 buildings in the Upper West Side/ Central Park West Historic District – NYC’s largest historic district (click here for a map) as well as each of our neighborhood’s 54 Individual Landmarks!
Help us make this incredible resource even better!
This database is a work in progress. YOU can help!
Recent digital photographs are especially needed. Please let us know if you would like to VOLUNTEER to take pictures of buildings and blocks that still need images in the database. Or find out how to CONTRIBUTE IMAGES, share comments and/or start a discussion about Upper West Side landmarks!
The Landmark West! Upper West Side Landmarks Online Database is a group effort, involving friends and partners form the West Side and beyond. Architectural historian Christopher Gray generously shared his knowledge of online databases (you can visit the Office for Metropolitan History’s database of building permits at www.metrohistory.com) and put us in touch with Satheesh G.E. of Mudra Typesetters (a unit of White Lotus Infotech Pvt. Ltd.), who culled the building information from the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s 1990 Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District designation report. Winter Hill Associates provide technical guidance. And this project would never have gotten off the mark without the generous pro-bono services of Joel and Deborah Sher, he a professional computer consultant and she a multimedia producer…and, perhaps most importantly, parents of former LW! intern Sarah Sher, now the Administrator of the New York Preservation Archive Project (www.nypap.org).