Strivers’ Row

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Strivers’ Row is a historic block of elegant late-19th-century townhouses in Harlem, New York City, long associated with prominent African American professionals and artists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
residential block
row house ensemble
addedTo National Register of Historic Places
alsoKnownAs St. Nicholas Historic District
Strivers Row
architect Bruce Price
Clarence S. Luce
McKim, Mead & White
architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
Georgian Revival
Neo-Renaissance
associatedWith African American artists
African American professionals
Harlem Renaissance figures
borough Manhattan
buildingType row house
townhouse
builtIn 1890s
constructionEnd 1893
constructionStart 1891
country United States
culturalSignificance important site in African American urban history
symbol of Black middle-class aspiration in Harlem
designated New York City Landmark
developer David H. King Jr. NERFINISHED
era late 19th century
hasMaterial brick
brownstone
limestone
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places district
New York City Landmark
historicUse middle-class housing
landmarkDesignationBy New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
landmarkDesignationYear 1967
location Harlem
Manhattan
New York City
neighborhood Central Harlem
notableFeature iron gates with signs historically reading “Walk Your Horses”
rear alleyways for carriage access
uniform rows of late-19th-century townhouses
NRHPListingYear 1975
NRHPType historic district
numberOfBuildings about 150 townhouses
partOf Harlem historic fabric
periodOfProminence early to mid-20th century
streetRange West 138th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Frederick Douglass Boulevard
West 139th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Frederick Douglass Boulevard

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Harlem
Harlem ("Strivers' Row")
hasLandmark
Strivers’ Row ("Strivers Row")
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