P.S. 135 | |
Location | 931 1st Avenue Manhattan, New York City |
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Coordinates | 40°45′17″N 73°57′57″W / 40.75472°N 73.96583°W |
Built | 1890 |
Architect | George W. Debevoise |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 80002710 [1] |
NYSRHP No. | 06101.000637 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 27, 1980 |
Designated NYSRHP | September 4, 1980 |
P.S. 135 (Public School 135), [2] [3] also known as P.S. 35 (Public School 35), [4] is a historic school building located at 931 First Avenue at East 51st Street in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1892 [2] on the site of "Mount Pleasant", the estate of James Beekman. [5] The school was designed by George W. Debevoise in the Romanesque revival style., [2] and has been at various times a community center, a homeless shelter and a nursery school, as well as the United Nations International School. [5] [6] There was an addition made to the building in 1904.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. A condominium tower was built inside the facade of the building in 2000. [7] [8]
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