Jumel Terrace Historic District facts for kids
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Jumel Terrace Historic District
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Row houses at 439-451 West 162nd Street (2014)
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 Location in New York City
Location in New York
Location in the United States
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| Location | roughly bounded by: north: West 162nd Street east: Edgecombe Avenue south: West 160th Street west: St. Nicholas Avenue Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City |
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| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1890-1909 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne Romanesque Neo-Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001220 |
Quick facts for kids Significant dates |
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| Added to NRHP | April 3, 1973 |
The Jumel Terrace Historic District is a special area in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It's like a protected neighborhood where many old buildings are kept safe. This district is important to both New York City and the whole country.
It has about 50 rowhouses and one apartment building. These buildings were mostly built between 1890 and 1909. They were constructed after the family of Eliza Jumel sold off parts of their old estate. The houses show off different building styles from that time, like Queen Anne, Romanesque, and Neo-Renaissance.
Right next to the district is the Morris-Jumel Mansion. This mansion is even older, built around 1765, and is a landmark on its own. The Jumel Terrace Historic District was officially recognized as a New York City Landmark in 1970. Later, in 1973, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. A famous person named Paul Robeson, who was a singer and activist, once lived here.
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What Makes Up the District?
The Jumel Terrace Historic District is made up of many unique homes. Most of these are rowhouses, which are houses built in a row and sharing side walls. There's also one apartment building.
Homes on West 162nd Street
On the north side of West 162nd Street, you'll find houses from 425 to 451. On the south side, there are homes from 430 to 444. Some of these, like 430-438, were built in 1896. They show a mix of Romanesque Revival and Neo-Classical styles.
Jumel Terrace Buildings
Along the west side of Jumel Terrace, you can see houses from 10 to 18. These were also built in 1896 and designed in the Romanesque Revival style.
West 160th Street Homes
On the south side of West 160th Street, houses from 418 to 430 stand. Number 418 was built in 1890. The rest of the rowhouses in this section were built in 1891 in the Queen Anne style. The apartment building at 425 West 160th Street (also known as 2 Jumel Terrace) was built in 1909.
Sylvan Terrace: A Unique Street
Sylvan Terrace is a very special part of the district. It's located where West 161st Street would normally be. This street was once the carriage path for the old Morris estate. In 1882-83, twenty wooden houses were built here.
These houses were first rented to workers and government employees. They were carefully fixed up between 1979 and 1981. Today, these wooden houses are some of the very few left in all of Manhattan.
Gallery
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418-424 West 160th Street
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12-18 Jumel Terrace
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430-444 West 162nd Street
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Sylvan Terrace looking east to Roger Morris Park
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3-19 Sylvan Terrace (south side) looking east from Jumel Terrace
