West Chelsea Historic District

Coordinates: 40°45′04″N 74°00′19″W / 40.7512°N 74.0053°W

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The West Chelsea Historic District is a portion of the neighborhood of Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City. It was designated as the city's 92nd historic district in July 2008 by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.^[1]

It encompasses a portion of the streets between 25th and 28th Streets between Tenth Avenue and the West Side Highway and was designated as such for its architectural and manufacturing heritage.^[1]^[2] Approximately 30 structures within the district date from between 1885 and 1930 including the London Terrace Gardens, the Otis Elevator Building and the Terminal Stores building.^[3]^[4]^[5] Some of the galleries in the Chelsea Arts District are housed in the District's historic buildings.

References

^ ^a ^b "LANDMARKS COMMISSION DESIGNATES WEST CHELSEA SECTION OF MANHATTAN AS NEW YORK CITY'S 92 ND HISTORIC DISTRICT" (PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^ "WEST CHELSEA HISTORIC DISTRICT Designation Report" (PDF). WEST CHELSEA HISTORIC DISTRICT Designation Report New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^ Besonen, Julie (2016-11-30). "West Chelsea: From Industrial to Chic". New York Times. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^ Hughes, C.J. (2015-02-10). "High Line Is Expected to Help a Chelsea Site It Hurt Decades Ago". New York Times. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^ "Warehoused! New Historic District to Hug the High Line". 2008-03-28. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

Chelsea

Manhattan, New York City

Buildings

14th–23rd Sts	100 Eleventh Avenue 111 Eighth Avenue 404 West 20th Street 459 West 18th Street Bayview Correctional Facility Chelsea Corners Chelsea Modern Fulton Houses IAC Building Lantern House Margaret Sanger Clinic New York Savings Bank Building Norwood Club One High Line Salvation Army Headquarters Shutter House Toy Center United States Post Office
23rd–34th Sts	130 West 30th Street 360 Tenth Avenue 508 West 24th Street 500 West 25th Street 520 West 28th Street 601 West 29th Street 606 West 30th Street Chelsea-Elliott Houses Eventi The Fitzroy Getty Residences James A. Farley Building London Terrace Manhattan West One Manhattan West The Eugene Five Manhattan West Penn South R. C. Williams Warehouse Starrett–Lehigh Building

Culture

Galleries	Andrea Rosen Gallery BravinLee programs Bruce Silverstein Gallery C24 Gallery David Zwirner Gallery Fischbach Gallery Foxy Production Galerie Philia Hill Art Foundation Jack Shainman Gallery Kent Fine Art Laurence Miller Gallery Luhring Augustine Gallery Matthew Marks Gallery Metropolitan Pavilion Monya Rowe Gallery Morgan Lehman Gallery Murray Guy Pavel Zoubok Gallery Print Center New York Schroeder Romero & Shredder Soho20 Chelsea Stephen Haller Gallery Stray Kat Gallery Tanya Bonakdar Gallery Yancey Richardson Gallery Zach Feuer Gallery
Eateries and restaurants	El Quijote Empire Diner Peter McManus Cafe Old Homestead Steakhouse Salumeria Biellese Ushiwakamaru
Theaters, nightlife, and venues	Barracuda Lounge Eagle NYC Gotham Comedy Club Irish Repertory Theatre Joyce Theater Magnet Theater Rebar Red Door The Kitchen The Roxy The Shed Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
Hotels	The GEM Hotel The High Line Hotel Hotel Chelsea Maritime Hotel
Studios and museums	Center for Jewish History Chelsea Studios Jungle City Studios Michael Howard Studios Poster House
Former	Bellwether Gallery Bungalow 8 Chelsea Place CRG Gallery Fourteenth Street Theatre Grand Opera House Hansel and Gretel Picture Garden Pocket Utopia Hasted Kraeutler Highline Ballroom Metro Pictures Gallery La Sirena Tunnel Twilo Universal Concepts Unlimited

Green spaces and recreation
Chelsea Park Chelsea Piers Chelsea Waterside Park Chelsea-Elliott Houses High Line Hudson River Park Pier 57 Pier 62 Skatepark Pier 63 Pier 66 Little Island at Pier 55

Education
Avenues: The World School Bayard Rustin Educational Complex Humanities Preparatory Academy Quest to Learn Fashion Institute of Technology General Theological Seminary High School of Fashion Industries New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies New York City Museum School Winston Preparatory School

Religion
Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church of the Guardian Angel Church of the Holy Apostles New York Dream Center St. Columba Church St. John the Baptist Church St. Peter's Episcopal Church St. Vincent de Paul Church

Transportation

Subway stations	14th Street/Sixth Avenue 14th Street/Eighth Avenue 18th Street 23rd Street (Sixth Avenue) 23rd Street (Seventh Avenue) 23rd Street (Eighth Avenue) 28th Street 34th Street–Penn Station (Seventh Avenue) 34th Street–Penn Station (Eighth Avenue)
PATH stations	14th Street 23rd Street 33rd Street
Streets	Broadway Sixth Avenue Seventh Avenue Eighth Avenue Ninth Avenue Tenth Avenue Eleventh Avenue Twelfth Avenue 14th Street 23rd Street 34th Street
Other	Pennsylvania Station Moynihan Train Hall Old Penn Station West 30th Street Heliport

Related topics
Chelsea Arts District Ladies' Mile Historic District Lamartine Place Historic District Madison Square North Historic District Manhattan Community Board 4 West Chelsea Historic District

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