Open House New York

**ablarc** · August 20th, 2006, 09:35 AM

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**Edward** · October 6th, 2006, 04:56 PM

A sample of sites

Astoria Pool
19th Street & 23rd Avenue, Astoria
neighborhood: Astoria
hours
Sat:10am-1pm
Sun:Closed
Meet at pool entrance at 19th Street and 24th Avenue. Tours at 10 am, 11 am & 12 pm.
Maximum people: 30
building date: 1936
architect: NYC Department of Parks & Recreation

Tour this 330-ft Art Deco pool's underground infrastructure with its innovative filtration system, orginal details and spectacular East River views.

subway: N to Astoria Blvd
bus: Q19A

High Bridge Water Tower
174th Street & Amsterdam Avenue, New York
neighborhood: Washington Heights
hours
Sat:Closed
Sun:11am-4pm
Regular tours at Highbridge Water Tower, 174th Street and Tower Terrace
Maximum people: 30
building date: 1872
architect: John B. Jervis

Enjoy panoramic views from this neo-Gothic tower, once a water-pressure equalizing structure.

subway: 1 to 168th St.; C to 163rd St.
bus: M101

Rockefeller Center Rooftop Garden, The
620 Fifth Avenue (at 50th Street), New York
neighborhood: Midtown
hours
Sat:Closed
Sun:12pm-4pm
Continuous open access, first come basis, lining up if necessary
Maximum people: 50
building date: unknown
architect: unknown

Take this rare opportunity to visit the famed garden atop the British Empire Building at Rockefeller Center.

subway: B, D, F, V to 47-50th Sts./Rockefeller Center
bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M27, M50
other transportation: Waterway Ferry Bus

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Avenue at 46th Avenue, Long Island City
neighborhood: Long Island City
hours
Sat:12pm-6pm
Sun:12pm-6pm
Continuous open access, first come basis, lining up if necessary
opendialogue Tour BEATFUSE! with the architects, Sat & Sun at 3 pm.
Reserved tours, advance reservations required
Maximum people: 50
building date: June 22 through October
architect: Obra Architects, Principals Pablo Castro and Jennifer Lee

Experience the outdoor installation BEATFUSE! which invokes a sense of interior space via curved, interconnected shells. Made of plywood and polypropylene mesh, they ripple across the courtyard. And, walk through the everchanging landscape of wooden tidal pools, water misters and car materials.

subway: 7 to 45th Rd/Courthouse Sq.
bus: Q67, B61

Floyd Bennett Field
Ryan Visitor Center, Brooklyn
neighborhood: Southeast Brooklyn
hours
Sat:9am-5pm
Sun:9am-5pm
Guided tour Saturday at 10am.
building date: 1931
architect: Hugh McLaughlin
other architects/consultants: Clarence Chamberlain

Crowds used to gather at NYC's first airport to cheer pioneer aviators such as Howard Hughes. Take the rare opportunity to visit the site's historic control tower and the underground access tunnel that led to the runways.

subway: 2 to Flatbush Ave.
bus: Q35
other transportation: car: Belt Parkway to Exit 11S; take Flatbush Ave. south to the main entrance of Floyd Bennett Field, make a left to enter the Field, follow signs to the Ryan Visitor Center (RVC)

MAP

Mary A. Whalen, The - NEW LOCATION & TIME
Pier 9B, Red Hook Container Terminal, Brooklyn
neighborhood: Red Hook
hours
Sat:10am-4pm
Sun:10am-4pm
opendialogue: Restoration architect & project manager lead tours both days from 10am-4pm, every hour on the hour
Maximum people: 3 tours of 10-12 = 36: boat limit is 50
building date: 1938
architect: Tim Ventimiglia, Architect/Museum

Tour a former 172-ft vintage tanker housed in the Red Hook Container Terminal that used to deliver fuel to ships in NY Harbor. It was once responsible for overturning an 1854 maritime law. View its cargo tanks and learn about its new public life. Waiver and flat shoes required to enter.

subway: F,G to Smith & 9th Street
bus: B61, B77
other transportation: Water Taxi to Red Hook

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One Hanson Place
One Hanson Place, Brooklyn
neighborhood: Fort Greene
hours
Sat:Closed
Sun:12pm-5pm
Continuous open access, first come basis, lining up if necessary
building date: 1929
architect: Halsey, McCormick & Helmer

Explore this landmark skyscraper's ground floor main banking room, which features ornate Romanesque Revival design and magnificent 40-ft arches.

subway: D, M, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, 5 Atlantic Ave./Pacific St.; C to Lafayette Ave./Fulton St.
bus: B25, B26, B41, B45, B52, B63, B67
other transportation: LIRR to Flatbush/Atlantic Ave

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Dance Theatre of Harlem
466 West 152nd Street , New York
neighborhood: Harlem
hours
Sat:12pm-3pm
Sun:12pm-2pm
Tours on the hour Sat 12-3 pm & Sun 12-2 pm, reservations 212.690.2800.
Maximum people: 20
building date: 1992
architect: Hardy Holzman and Pfeiffer Associates
other architects/consultants: Jack Freeman

Visit these contemporary dance studios, located in Harlem's newly designated landmark district, Hamilton Heights/Sugar Hill Northwest in Harlem.

subway: 1 to 145th St. or 157th St.
bus: M100, M101

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**Edward** · October 6th, 2006, 05:18 PM

Grand Lodge of Masons
71 West 23rd Street, New York
neighborhood: Chelsea
hours
Sat:10am-4pm
Sun:Closed

building date: 1910
architect: Bro. Harry Percy Knowles

View the lavishly decorated rooms of the Freemasons meeting place, which reflect this ancient organization's unique history and mission.

subway: F, V to 23rd St.
bus: M5

New York City Marble Cemetery, The
52-74 East 2nd Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues), New York
neighborhood: East Village
hours
Sat:10am-5pm
Sun:10am-5pm
Maximum people: no maximum
building date: 1831
architect: Perkins Nichols

Learn about the city's second-oldest burial ground, which includes vaults for members of 258 of the nation's most distinguished families, including President James Monroe.

subway: F, V to 2nd Ave.; D to Broadway/Lafayette; 6 to Bleecker St.
bus: M15, M21

Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection
59 East 2nd Street, New York
neighborhood: East Village
hours
Sat:10am-5pm
Sun:12pm-5pm

Reserved tours, advance reservations required
Maximum people: 100
building date: 1867
architect: Josiah Cady

View this historic limestone building, transformed into a Russian Orthodox Church in 1943. Its newly installed mahagony icon screen features locally painted icons by the Prosopon School of Iconology.

subway: F to 2nd Ave.
bus: M15

World Trade Center Memorial Foundation, The Presents: 9/11 and the American Landscape NEW SITE ADDITION
7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, 45th Floor, New York
neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
hours
Sat:11am-4pm
Sun:Closed
Continuous open access, first come basis, lining up if necessary
View the "9/11 and the American Landscape" exhibition by photographer Jonathan Hyman.
building date: 2006
architect: Building design by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill; developer Silverstein Properties

Visit the 45th floor of 7 WTC the photography exhibition, "9/11 and the American Landscape" featuring 63 photographs selected from 15,000 images of the outpouring of personal tributes which were seen in every corner of the country in response to September 11th.

subway: E to World Trade Center; A, C, J, M, Z, 2, 3, 4 & 5 to Fulton St/Broadway-Nassau
bus: M1, M6
other transportation: PATH to World Trade Center

High Line Viewing, The
820 Washington Street, New York
neighborhood: Meatpacking District
hours
Sat:11am-5pm
Sun:12pm-5pm
opendialogue: Project design presentations, 1-4 pm on the hour.
Maximum people: 15
building date: 1930s
architect: unknown

This disused, elevated rail viaduct is being converted to public open space. View the progress from the platform of a former meatpacking building.

subway: A, C, E to 14th St.; L to 8th Ave.
bus: M11, M14D

**Edward** · October 10th, 2006, 01:26 AM

Angels and Accordions - Greenwood Cemetery. See more pictures on Flicrk.

**Edward** · August 29th, 2007, 04:17 PM

In 2007, the 5th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend will be held October 6 & 7.

**infoshare** · August 29th, 2007, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by ZippyTheChimp

From Architectural Record:

New York City plans an open house

In supporting openhousenewyork, Terence Riley, chief curator, department of architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art, said, “This important event will initiate a public discussion about New York’s urban environment and be instrumental in galvanizing an activist discourse and meaningful change.”

Visit www.openhousenewyork.org to support the program, to volunteer, or for more information.

Great news: thanks. At this point I do not know which places are open for public viewing (I have not yet read the program) but I would be interested in hearing which venues would be TOP ON THE LIST of WiredNY members; it would be good to get some ideas which places might be best to vist. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

**Front_Porch** · August 29th, 2007, 05:28 PM

In my experience, it's a combination of the site and the tour guide that makes a place OHNY-tastic.

Two years ago, or was it three, we had a great time at the Chrysler building (even though they wouldn't let us up past the lobby) because the historian doing the lectures was fabulous.

I think the private spaces are always the worst, because I never find someone else's office that interesting. Also, be warned that sometimes brokers try to attach to OHNY, so you think you're going to see a cool site, and you just end up in a random $3 million apartment that you could see on any given Sunday.

**Edward** · September 28th, 2007, 11:13 AM

Angels & Accordions
500 25th St/ 5th Ave, New York
program name: architecturemoves
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Sunset Park
Sat 6 Oct 2007, 12, 3:30 pm Sun rain date 12, 3:30 pm

The cemetery’s rolling hills and woods come to life in this site-specific tour/performance by choreographer Martha Bowers and Dance Theatre Etcetera. Original music by Guy Klucevsek and Bob Goldberg, visual installations designed by Alexander Heilner. Organized by historian Jeff Richman and The Green-Wood Historic Fund.

capacity: Unlimited
program status: available

subway: R to 25th St.
bus: B63.

New York Restoration Project - The Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse at Swindler Cove Park on the Harlem River
3769 Harlem River Dr/ Dyckman St
neighborhood: Washington Heights
Sat: 9am-5pm
Sun: 9am-5pm
opendialogue Sat & Sun 12, 3 pm, tours with architect, Armand LeGardeur.
building date: 2004
architect: Robert A.M. Stern
other architects/consultants: Armand LeGardeur

This two-story, 5,000 sq ft, floating structure features a hipped roof and painted-mahogany board-and-batten siding, evoking classic park architecture of the 19th century. It contains complex electrical and plumbing connections (most below water) and specialized pipes, submarine cables and other fittings fabricated from scratch.

Astoria Pool
19th St/ 24th Ave
neighborhood: Astoria
Sat: 10am-4pm
Sun: Closed
Tours on the hour, last entry at 3 pm.
Maximum people: 30 per tour
building date: 1936
architect: NYC Department of Parks & Recreation

This 330-ft-long Art Deco pool’s underground infrastructure features an innovative filtration system, original details and spectacular East River views.

**TonyO** · September 28th, 2007, 11:33 AM

Is anyone else going to the volunteer orientation on Saturday? This will be my second time in OHNY. Hopefully I will get a better assignment than the first time, which was the Harvey Fire Boat.

**infoshare** · September 28th, 2007, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by TonyO

Is anyone else going to the volunteer orientation on Saturday? This will be my second time in OHNY. Hopefully I will get a better assignment than the first time, which was the Harvey Fire Boat.

Where is the volunteer orientation being held. Maybe some members of WNY will show-up. Also, let us know what assignment you end up getting: hope it's on land this year.

**TonyO** · September 29th, 2007, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by infoshare

Where is the volunteer orientation being held. Maybe some members of WNY will show-up. Also, let us know what assignment you end up getting: hope it's on land this year.

I just saw this, the orientation was at Wash. Irving High. My location this years is the St. George theatre on Staten Island. Looks like I'm taking a boat whether I like it or not.

**Merry** · June 13th, 2009, 09:16 AM

June 12, 2009

Victorian Flatbush House Tour 2009

After almost being cancelled, the annual Victorian Flatbush House Tour is a go on Sunday! In the end, the organizers were able to pull together an impressive list of ten houses. The tour starts at Temple Beth Emeth at 83 Marlborough Road; you can buy tickets in advance here. The houses are open from 1 to 6 pm, which should give you plenty of time to come to opening day at the new Brooklyn Flea underneath the Brooklyn Bridge!

http://www.brownstoner.com/brownston...n_flatb_11.php

**meesalikeu** · June 22nd, 2009, 01:55 PM

from ohny 2008, this photo thread was from a harlem infill apt tour:

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/inde...c,17473.0.html

and this one was of combined carriage houses in the village:

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/inde...c,17472.0.html

**Gulcrapek** · July 2nd, 2009, 01:33 AM

The work of my spring studio (we worked on designs for a performing arts center on 125th St.) will be on display in the Apollo during this year's OHNY. I'm kinda nervous about that...

**Merry** · October 2nd, 2009, 05:55 AM

Trust for Architectural Easements Leads Tours of New York City Architecture for OHNY Weekend

For the second year in a row, the Trust for Architectural Easements, one of the nation’s largest non-profit preservation organizations, is sponsoring and hosting architectural tours during the annual Open House New York Weekend, Oct. 10 and 11.

The event opens the doors of more than 300 buildings from all five boroughs of New York City to the public, free-of-charge, and also offers many other architectural tours and activities.

The Trust for Architectural Easements gave openhousenewyork a grant in 2007 to help develop an educational curriculum for school children. In 2008, the Trust organized a tour of SoHo for children and sponsored a tour of Wall Street, led by architectural historian Tony Robins. This year the Trust for Architectural Easements will be sponsoring two tours led by Francis Morrone of the Italianate Litchfield Villa in Prospect Park, and two tours led by Daniel Karatzas of the garden-city neighborhoods of Jackson Heights. One of the Trust’s historic preservationists, Lindsey Wallace, will lead two tours of the SoHo Cast-Iron Historic District in downtown Manhattan for children and their families.

The tours of Jackson Heights will take place at noon on Sat., Oct. 10 and Sun., Oct. 11. The tours will begin at the Community United Methodist Church at 81-10 35th Ave. in Jackson Heights, and will be 60-90 minutes in length.

The tours of Litchfield Villa in Prospect Park will take place on Sun., Oct. 11, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The tours will begin at the entrance to Litchfield Villa, at 95 Prospect Park West, in Brooklyn, and will be 60-90 minutes in length.

The tours of SoHo will take place at 10 a.m. and at noon on Sat., Oct. 10. The tours will meet in the parking lot across the street from 8-18 Greene St., and will last 90 minutes.

http://www.prlog.org/10360797-trust-...y-weekend.html