Tenement Building at 97 Orchard Street - New York, NY
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bluesnote
N 40° 43.129 W 073° 59.405
18T E 585296 N 4508034
An odd National Park in Manhattan.
Waymark Code: WMYM5E
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2018
Views: 1
Taken from Wikipedia, "The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, is a National Historic Site. The Museum's two historical tenement buildings were home to an estimated 15,000 people, from over 20 nations, between 1863 and 2011. The museum, which includes a visitors' center, promotes tolerance and historical perspective on the immigrant experience."
Street address:
97 Orchard St. , New York
County / Borough / Parish: New York
Year listed: 1992
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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