Vandam Street
Vandam Street is a street in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It runs east to west from Sixth Avenue to Greenwich Street.
History
On August 16, 1966, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated 9–29 Vandam Street as part of the Charlton–King–Vandam Historic District.[1] The decision to include the buildings chosen is as follows: "On Vandam Street, numbers 23, 25, 27 and 29 remain in close-to-original state. Their pitched roofs, and dormers, their delicately contrived doorways, and their iron work are appealingly representative of the Federal style." It reflects the New Netherlanders and New York Dutch history in founding New Amsterdam in 1609, which preceded the English colonizers re-naming the land to New York City in 1665.
Notable locations
- SoHo Playhouse at 15 Vandam Street
See also
Notable residents
- Soprano Leontyne Price lived from 1962 until 2013 at 9 Vandam Street.[2][3]
References
- Staff (August 16, 1966). "Charlton–King–Vandam Historic DistrictDesignation Report" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
- David, Mark (October 29, 2012) "Leontyne Price Lists Worn Out Downtown Townhouse" Variety
- Volen, Guelda (August 29, 2013) "Trailblazing opera singer finds buyer for 'fading beauty' townhouse in Hudson Square" The Real Deal
