Park Terrace West-West 217th Street Historic District

Park Terrace West-West 217th Street Historic District is a residential area in Inwood with roughly 15 houses built between 1920 and 1935. The houses show Tudor Revival and Colonial Revival style features with their own yards, gardens, and garages on each property.

The area was originally part of large estates and farmland that remained undeveloped until the early 1900s. Around 1920, architects began building residences designed mostly in suburban style within this part of Manhattan.

The district shows residential tastes from the 1920s and 1930s, when homeowners wanted houses with crafted details and personal gardens. You can still see today how residents use this street: as a quiet neighborhood where people know each other and maintain their homes with care.

The area sits on hilly terrain in Manhattan, where houses were adapted to the natural slope and elevation of the land. Visitors should know this is an active residential zone where residents' privacy should be respected.

These houses are one of the few collections of detached dwellings on Manhattan Island and use textured bricks and stone accents on their exteriors. What makes them unusual is that such homes are normally found in suburbs, not in the heart of the city's densest neighborhoods.

GPS coordinates: 40.87148,-73.91716

Latest update: December 14, 2025 18:45