Center for Jewish History – Resources for attendees of “urban genealogy” talk 5-15-19

The following are the links demonstrated at the May 15th presentation at the Center for Jewish History:

Municipal Art Society (sponsors annual seminar on researching buildings in NYC, generally in February/March)

DON’T RE-INVENT THE WHEEL

Landmarks Preservation Commission interactive map

Brown Building (Triangle Fire) the LPC designation report

Neighborhood Preservation Center site – designation report database – searchable

National Register of Historic Places “nominations” in New York State – complete list, and searchable

NB: There are three National Register historic districts that cover enormous swaths of the Lower East Side – if you’re researching a LES tenement, it might well be included in one of these: “Lower East Side Historic District,” “Lower East Side Historic District Boundary Increase,” “Two Bridges Historic District”

To use it:

Agree to terms
Best to “Proceed as Guest” for now.
On the at the top of the page, click on “Search”
Select “National Register”
Fill in the “listing name” and choose the appropriate county (Manhattan=New York County, Brooklyn=Kings County, Staten Island=Richmond County, Bronx=Bronx County, Queens=Queens County).
At the bottom left, click on “Search”
On the new screen, at “Results” click on the “View” icon
To see the nomination, DO NOT click on the “Nomination” tab (that would be too simple!)
Instead, click on “Atts.” (“Attachments”)
Click on “Legacy NR Nomination Form” or “Legacy NR Photo” – whichever you’re interested in.
Save it to your desktop as a pdf