Mount Morris Park Historic District, Historic district in central Harlem, Manhattan, United States
Mount Morris Park Historic District is a residential neighborhood in Harlem, Manhattan, spanning 16 blocks between West 118th and West 124th Streets. The area features rows of townhouses and institutional buildings displaying Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, and Renaissance Revival architectural styles from the late 1800s.
The neighborhood emerged after the 1872 opening of Harlem's elevated transit line transformed the area from farmland into an upscale residential district. A construction boom in the 1880s established the architectural character that defines this place today.
The district shows layers of different communities who left their marks on the neighborhood through buildings and institutions. Religious structures reveal how faith traditions transformed and adapted across generations.
The neighborhood is open for walking and observing the exteriors of buildings to appreciate the different architectural details. Since most structures are private residences, interior access is limited, but there is plenty to discover on the streets.
West 122nd Street is known as Doctor's Row because it was once home to medical professionals, including the father of famous composer Richard Rodgers. The street preserves its original 19th-century appearance despite the changes surrounding it.
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