New York Amsterdam News Building

2293 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard | also 2293 Adam C Powell Boulevard | Harlem | built 1929

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

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1916
The New York Amsterdam News moves its office into the building
Founded in 1909 by James H. Anderson, the New York Amsterdam News moves into this Seventh Avenue rowhouse in 1916. While based here, the paper grows from a local Harlem weekly into a publication that reaches a nationwide audience and speaks out on national issues. It outgrows the building and moves to larger quarters in 1938.
Source: Wikipedia
1976
May 11
The building is designated a National Historic Landmark
On May 11, 1976, the former Amsterdam News building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark. The four-story brownstone rowhouse in the Greek Revival style is recognized as the newspaper's home from 1916 to 1938, when it became one of the country's most influential voices on African American issues.
Source: Wikipedia

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