138 East 65th Street

138 East 65th Street

A row house built in 1870-71 and altered in the Colonial Revival style by Samuel Edson Gage in 1906. Application is to alter the front and rear facades and excavate part of the rear yard.

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1440 Lexington Avenue

1440 Lexington Avenue

A flats building designed by Frederick T. Camp and built in 1882-83. Application is to construct a rear addition and excavate the cellar.

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22 East 72nd Street

22 East 72nd Street

A neo-Renaissance style row house designed by Rose & Stone and built in 1893-94. Application is to legalize the installation of rooftop mechanical equipment installed in non-compliance with Landmarks Preservation Commission permits.

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6 Henderson Place

6 Henderson Place

A Queen Anne style row house designed by Lamb and Rich and built in 1882. Application is to reconstruct the façade.

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Remember your FRIENDS this special year!

Thirty years! As illustrated by the timeline above, Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts is celebrating 30 years of vigorous work preserving and promoting our irreplaceable Upper East Side neighborhoods. Over the years, FRIENDS, together with invaluable supporters like you, has led a progression of successful campaigns to

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Call for Entries – 2013 Annual Awards

his April, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony.

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New & Improved: Walk with FRIENDS!!

FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts is thrilled to release our redesigned Walk with FRIENDS: An Architectural and Cultural Map & Guide to the Upper East Side.

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OUR TOWN: “In Search of Yorkville’s Hidden Gems”

by Paul Biscegli If you live in Yorkville, don’t be surprised if you see Tara Kelly or one of her volunteers standing on the street, notepad in hand, staring at your building. “As soon as people know you aren’t a developer, they usually don’t mind,” Kelly said. “I tell them

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34 East 68th Street

34 East 68th Street

A neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by R.W. Buckley and built in 1879. Application is to reconstruct the facade.

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909 Madison Avenue

909 Madison Avenue

A neo-Federal style bank building designed by Schultze and Weaver and constructed in 1931. Application is create a new entrance, install a barrier free access ramp, light-boxes at windows, and mechanical equipment at the roof.

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