The Park Terrace West – West 217th Street Historic District consists of fifteen early 20th-century Tudor Revival and Colonial Revival style houses not commonly found in Manhattan. This district is characteristic of Inwood’s unique pattern of development and architecture that was created in relation to the natural landscape. The front gardens of the houses in this district accentuate the street’s connection to nature and carry the greenery of the parks into the residential blocks. Though these buildings are convenient to the city’s subway system, they appear to nevertheless anticipate an automobile-based way of life, further accentuating their suburban character.
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Inwood
Today, Inwood remains characterized by early-20th-century apartment residences built in relation to the preserved landscape of its public parks to the west and south. An industrial area, serving the transportation, sanitation, and utility infrastructure of New York City, occupies a large portion of its eastern...
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Dec 3, 2018
HDC@LPC: Designation Testimony – Park Terrace West-West 217th Street Historic District