Lower Washington Heights
$25/per person. Registration is required.
Not currently scheduled. Email me when it is scheduled.
Few tourists and even New Yorkers know Lower Washington Heights. This interesting residential neighborhood is filled with history, from the oldest standing house in Manhattan to a landmark of the civil rights movement. Notable residences include brownstones that would fit perfectly on the Upper West Side, a brick street lined with three-story wood-frame homes, and an apartment house that was home to Count Basie and other notables.
Highlights include:
Not currently scheduled. Email me when it is scheduled.
Few tourists and even New Yorkers know Lower Washington Heights. This interesting residential neighborhood is filled with history, from the oldest standing house in Manhattan to a landmark of the civil rights movement. Notable residences include brownstones that would fit perfectly on the Upper West Side, a brick street lined with three-story wood-frame homes, and an apartment house that was home to Count Basie and other notables.
Highlights include:
- Memorials to World War I heroes, including one by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
- The Audubon Ballroom, a former vaudeville hall where Malcolm X was assassinated
- A mural in the Audubon Endangered Birds Project
- An historic district, including Sylvan Terrace
- The Morris-Jumel Mansion, George Washington’s headquarters for five weeks during the American Revolution (option to visit here, for a $10 donation)
