East 73rd Street Historic District
The East 73rd Street Historic District is a block of that street on the Upper East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, on the south side of the street between Lexington and Third Avenues. It is a neighborhood of small rowhouses built from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries.
East 73rd Street Historic District | |
168–174 East 73rd Street, all former carriage houses on south side, 2009 | |
| Location | Upper East Side, New York, NY |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°46′14″N 73°57′39″W |
| Area | 1.4 acres (5,700 m2) |
| Built | 1860–1920 |
| Architect | Various |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Romanesque, Beaux-Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003374 |
| NYCL No. | 1058–1071, 1229 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 22, 1982 |
| Designated NYCL | May 13, 1980 |
Many of the houses were originally carriage houses for wealthy residents of the Upper East Side, such as Edward Harkness, and their facades still reflect that origin. Among the architects who designed the buildings were Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Romeyn. Later owners included Joseph Pulitzer. Eventually the buildings were converted for automotive use. Some have become purely residential.
The block has remained architecturally distinct even as those around it have seen larger and more modern construction replace all or some of their original buildings. In 1980 the individual buildings were designated New York City Landmarks, and two years later it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a single historic district.