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Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Manhattan in New York City.It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest natural point on Manhattan by Continental Army troops to defend the area from the British forces during the American Revolutionary War.
The Audubon Park Historic District is located on five blocks in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is roughly bounded by West 155th Street to the south, West 158th Street to the north, Broadway and Edward M. Morgan Place to the east and Riverside Drive West to the west.
The Washington Heights Historic District is located in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The historic district includes 347 contributing properties that date from 1891-1950. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
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Audubon Terrace (also known as the Audubon Terrace Historic District) is a group of eight early-20th century Beaux Arts/American Renaissance [1] buildings in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, in New York City, United States.
A Times reporter said in 2003 that the museum was a "worthwhile detour" from other attractions in Washington Heights. [369] The Wall Street Journal called the mansion one of "Manhattan's sometimes overlooked cultural gems" in 2014, [ 370 ] and the Times said in 2018 that the museum retained the 17th-century character of the house. [ 371 ]
555 Edgecombe Avenue is at the southwest corner of Edgecombe Avenue and 160th Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. [6] [7] [8] The trapezoidal land lot covers 13,926 square feet (1,294 m 2), with a frontage of 102.58 feet (31.27 m) and a depth of 150.42 feet (45.85 m). [8]
The Duke Ellington House is a historic residence at 935 St. Nicholas Avenue, in Manhattan, New York City.Apartment 4A in this apartment house was the home of Duke Ellington (1899–1974), the noted African American composer and jazz pianist, from 1939 through 1961. [3]