Longwood Historic District (Bronx)

Longwood Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New York City Landmark  No. 1075, 1286
St Margaret's Church
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Location	Bronx, New York, New York
Coordinates	40°49′0″N73°54′0″W / 40.81667°N 73.90000°W / 40.81667; -73.90000
Built	1898
Architect	Warren C. Dickerson
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	83001640 [1]
NYCL No.	1075, 1286
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 26, 1983
Designated NYCL	July 8, 1980 (original), February 8, 1983 (extension)

The Longwood Historic District is a recognized historic district located in the center of the Longwood neighborhood in the South Bronx, New York. It encompasses about three square blocks roughly bounded by Beck Street, Longwood, Leggett, and Prospect Avenues.

The district consists of semi-detached rowhouses, most of which have been converted into S.R.O.'s (Single Room Occupancy). ^[2] The district includes 61 contributing buildings. It is primarily residential, but also includes the site of the former Prospect Hospital, ^[3] two churches (United Church and St. Margaret's Episcopal Church), and a much altered estate house (Patrolman P. Lynch Community Center). ^[4] Most of the semi-detached rowhouses were designed at the same time by one architect, Warren C. Dickerson. ^[5]

United Church on Hewitt Street, formerly a synagogue

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission made it a historic district in 1980 ^[7] and extended it in 1983. ^[8] On September 26, 1983, the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "Longwood Historic District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
3. Kerr, Peter (March 18, 1985). "Hospital Shuts Abruptly and State Plans Inquiry". The New York Times. p. B3. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
4. "Cedars/Fox Hall". Urban Architectural Initiatives. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
5. New York SP Longwood Historic District at the National Archives and Records Administration, accessed October 19, 2025
6. Feuer, Alan (November 7, 2003). "An Evolving South Bronx, Seen in Synagogues; As Jews Left, the Buildings Became Home to Churches, Clinics, and Even Jails". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
7. "Longwood Historic District" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. July 8, 1980. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
8. "Longwood Historic District Extension" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. February 8, 1983. Retrieved February 2, 2020.