Langston Hughes House | |
Location: | 20 E. 127th St., New York, New York |
Coordinates: | 40.8072°N -73.9408°W |
Built: | 1869 |
Architect: | Wilson, Alexander |
Architecture: | Italianate |
Added: | October 29, 1982 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 82001198 |
Designated Other2 Name: | New York City Landmark |
Designated Other2 Date: | August 11, 1981 |
Designated Other2 Abbr: | NYCL |
Designated Other2 Link: | New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission |
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The Langston Hughes House is a historic home located in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. It is an Italianate style dwelling built in 1869. It is a three-story-with-basement, rowhouse faced in brownstone and measuring 20 feet wide and 45 feet deep. Noted African American poet and author Langston Hughes (1902–1967) occupied the top floor as his workroom from 1947 to 1967.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and was designated as a city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1981.[2]