Charlton–King–Vandam Historic District
The Charlton–King–Vandam Historic District is a small historic district in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (NYCLPC) in 1966, the district contains "the city's largest concentration of row houses in the Federal style, as well as a significant concentration of Greek Revival houses." It is sometimes included as part of the South Village (to the east) or Hudson Square (to the southwest), though it is historically distinct from both neighborhoods.
Charlton–King–Vandam Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
NYC Landmark
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Federal style row houses at #35 (right) and #37 Charlton Street (c.1820) | |
Charlton-King-Vandam Charlton-King-Vandam | |
| Location | roughly bounded by King, Varick, Vandam, MacDougal & Houston Sts. and Sixth Ave. Manhattan, New York City |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′39″N 74°00′15″W |
| Built | c.1820s-1840s |
| Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival, others |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001215 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 20, 1973 |
| Designated NYCL | August 16, 1966 |
The district includes parts, but not all, of Charlton, King and Vandam Streets between the Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) and Varick Street (the southern extension of Seventh Avenue), as well as the block bounded by King, MacDougal and Houston Streets and Sixth Avenue. In its designation report, the NYCLPC emphasized that this area was not a modern creation but had once been part of a larger "distinct and separate neighborhood" that was generally developed between 1820 and 1829 and originally extended from the Hudson River (then at Greenwich Street) to MacDougal Street, and from Vandam Street to King Street.
In 1973, the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places.