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Recent landmark designations
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Sarah Carroll highlights a recent landmark designation made by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in the first half of fiscal year 2025. The designation aligns with LPC's equity framework and focuses on representing New York City's diversity.
- LPC designated the Jacob Day residence at 50 West Thirteenth Street in Manhattan
- Jacob Day was a prominent 19th-century Black business owner and abolitionist
- This designation furthers LPC's goals to address the city's history with racism and its role in movements for freedom and justice
Sarah Carroll
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I will now discuss the work of the commission that these resources support.
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LPC's equity framework guides our priorities for designations and the agency has focused on places that represent New York City's diversity and in areas less represented by landmarks.
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In the first half of fiscal year twenty twenty five, LPC designated the Jacob Day residence, a row house located at 50 West Thirteenth Street in Manhattan.
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Jacob Day was a prominent nineteenth century black business owner as well as an abolitionist who later became a leading advocate for voting rights and economic opportunities for the black community.
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With this designation, LPC is furthering the goals of our equity framework to designate buildings and sites that address the city's difficult history with racism as well as its inspiring role in movements for freedom and justice.