New York Cancer Hospital | |
New York City Landmark No. 0938
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| Location | 455 Central Park West between West 105th and 106th Streets Manhattan, New York City |
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| Coordinates | 40°47′52″N 73°57′39″W / 40.79778°N 73.96083°W |
| Built | 1884-86, additions: 1889-90 |
| Architect | Charles Coolidge Haight |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, French Chateau |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000961[1] |
| NYCL No. | 0938 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 29, 1977 |
| Designated NYCL | August 17, 1976 |
The New York Cancer Hospital (NYCH) on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City was a cancer treatment and research institution founded in 1884. The building was located at 455 Central Park West[2] between West 105th and 106th Streets, and built between 1884 and 1886 with additions made between 1889 and 1890; it was designed by Charles Coolidge Haight in the Late Gothic and French Chateau styles – inspired by the chateaux of the Loire Valley. It was the first hospital in the United States dedicated specifically for the treatment of cancer, and the second in the world after the London Cancer Hospital.[3][4][5] After outgrowing the original building and moving, it became what is today known as Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Around 1955, the hospital became Towers Nursing Home, and the building began its decline. It was designated a New York City landmark in 1976, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977,[3][4] and was converted into luxury condominium apartments in 2001–2005 designed by Perkins Eastman Architects.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Ronnie Koenig (May 12, 2017). "When Home Was a Hospital". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Drake, Erin; Pierson, Margery & Ralph, Elizabeth K. (August 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York Cancer Hospital". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 25, 2011. See also: "Accompanying three photos".
- ^ a b c New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
- ^ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 406. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.