National Historic Landmark · New York, New York

Tenement Building at 97 Orchard Street

Built 1988. Added to the National Register in 1992, and a National Historic Landmark.

Tenement Building at 97 Orchard Street
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
Address97 Orchard St., New York, NY
CountyNew York
ListedMay 19, 1992
Listed forEuropean heritage, Social history, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Also known asLower East Side Tenement Museum
Reference number92000556
Built1988 · more from the 1980s
StyleItalianate architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address97 Orchard St., New York, NY
Coordinates40.7185° N, 73.9901° W · Directions ↗
Also in New York813 listed places in New York → · walking tours →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Questions people ask

When was Tenement Building at 97 Orchard Street listed on the National Register?

May 19, 1992. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Tenement Building at 97 Orchard Street built?

1988, in the Italianate architecture style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Tenement Building at 97 Orchard Street?

97 Orchard St., New York, New York, New York.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Tenement Building at 97 Orchard Street?

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 92000556. 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.