Metropolitan Museum of Art
Built 1872 by Calvert Vaux. Added to the National Register in 1986, and a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Fifth Ave. at Eighty-second St., New York, NY |
| County | New York |
| Listed | Jun 24, 1986 |
| Listed for | Art, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 86003556 |
| Built | 1872 · more from the 1870s |
| Architect | Calvert Vaux |
| Style | Neoclassical architecture |
| Designations | New York City Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Fifth Ave. at Eighty-second St., New York, NY |
| Coordinates | 40.7795° N, 73.9632° W · Directions ↗ |
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Questions people ask
When was Metropolitan Museum of Art listed on the National Register?
Jun 24, 1986. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Metropolitan Museum of Art built?
1872, designed by Calvert Vaux, in the Neoclassical architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Metropolitan Museum of Art?
Fifth Ave. at Eighty-second St., New York, New York, New York.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Metropolitan Museum of Art?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 86003556. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.