Aaron Davis Hall

129 Convent Avenue | also 115 Convent Avenue | Manhattanville | built 1930

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1979
October 24
Aaron Davis Hall opens with a gala concert
City College announces the $5.3 million Aaron Davis Hall in 1974, and it opens on Convent Avenue five years later with a concert featuring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Ella Fitzgerald. The architecture is praised for its verve and its dignified style.
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1979
The hall's main theater is named for contralto Marian Anderson
The hall's main theater is the 750-seat Marian Anderson Theatre, named for the American contralto. A 250-seat black box, Theatre B, is the second venue. Visitors over the years include Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama.
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2007
Aaron Davis Hall shares in a $20 million Carnegie Corporation grant
In 2007 Aaron Davis Hall is one of more than 530 New York City arts and social service organizations to receive part of a $20 million Carnegie Corporation grant. The grant is made possible by a donation from Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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