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  1. St. Nicholas Historic District
    St. Nicholas Historic DistrictHistoric district in New York
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    St. Nicholas Historic District - Wikipedia
    LocationW. 138th and W. 139th Sts. (both sides) · btwn. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. & Frederick Douglass Blvds. · Manhattan, New York City
    Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
    Built1891–93
    ArchitectJames Brown Lord (W.138/south) · Bruce Price and Clarence S. Luce (W.138/north & W.139/south) · Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White (W.139/north).
    Overview

    The St. Nicholas Historic District, known colloquially as "Striver's Row", is a historic district located on both sides of West 138th and West 139th Streets between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue) and … See more

    History

    David H. King Jr., the developer of what came to be called "Striver's Row", had previously been responsible for building the 1870 Equitable Building, the 1889 New York Times Building, the version of Madison Square Gar… See more

    Notable residents

    Among those who lived on Striver's Row were:
    • Eubie Blake, composer, lyricist, and pianist
    • Alvin Bragg, attorney and politician
    • Will Marion Cook, composer … See more

    In popular culture

    • Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, a Harlem native, named a contrafact of Charlie Parker's "Confirmation" after Striver's Row. The piece appears on the 1958 album A Night At The Village Vanguard.
    • Jazz singer Cab Calloway mentions … See more

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