Map art by Barbara Macfarlane, represented by Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery
Thank you for making Village Preservation's
Greenwich Village Historic District 50th Anniversary Celebration and Open House Weekend
a Great Success!
See our photographs from the celebration here.
Read
The Villager's "Feting 50 years of G.V. Historic District"
Full information about the weekend, our events, and partners:
Washington Square Park Celebration
Saturday, April 13 from 12:00-3:00pm in Garibaldi Plaza
Speakers include:
- City Council Speaker Corey Johnson
- Andrew Berman, Village Preservation Executive Director
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Executive Director Lisa Kersavage
- Borough President Gale Brewer
- State Senator Brad Hoylman
- State Assembly Member Deborah Glick
- City Council Member Margaret Chin
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With music from:
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With special thanks to the Park’s Department, Washington Square Park, the Washington Square Park Conservancy, and our many partners and friends.
12-3pm |
Washington Square Park Conservancy presents:
A Family Scavenger Hunt of Washington Square Park’s
history, design, and ecology
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Pick up your hunt materials from the Conservancy’s kiosk, and enjoy! |
1pm and 2pm |
GVSHP Children’s Educator Tour of
Washington Square Park |
Meet under the Arch |
SATURDAY
10am |
Walking Tour: "Forgotten Villagers" presented by Bootscrape Entertainment and the Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl
Through performances of scenes, poetry and prose, through engaging stories, and wit; experience the Village in the most unique and engaging way possible. |
Register here,
and meet up at the
Washington Square Arch. |
10am |
Walking Tour: Christopher Street Tours: LGBTQ History in Greenwich Village
A fun and informative LGBTQ History Walking Tour! On this tour around Greenwich Village, we will visit historic sites where revolutions began, riots were sparked, and history was made. |
Register here, and meet at McCarthy Square at 7th Ave South and Charles Street |
10am – 4pm |
Walks and History: Abingdon Square Park
Join volunteers from the Abingdon Square Park Conservancy to experience and learn about this special neighborhood park. Enjoy the Abingdon Square Greenmarket from 8am-2pm. The first 75 guests who sign in will get a special Abingdon Square Conservancy tote bag! |
Meet at Hudson Street and West 12th Street |
11:30am and 1:30pm |
Walking Tour: The Greenwich Village Historic District’s Countercultural Bohemia
Join the Village Alliance for free walking tours led by the hilarious and flamboyant New York Tour Goddess, Jane Marx. Discover Greenwich Village, the birthplace of many counter-culture movements, a bohemian capitol, center of the modern LGBT movement and learn why the Village remains a cultural dynamo to this day. |
Meet in Christopher Park,
38-64 Christopher St.
Full details online here. |
12pm-
3pm |
Special Tour: The Edward Hopper House
The Edward Hopper Studio was the home and studio of Edward Hopper from 1913 until his death in 1967. The top floor Studio has been preserved, with a skylight providing the rich natural light he adored and both a roof and window looking out onto Washington Square Park, the setting for much of his work.
This location is fully accessible. |
Registration required - this event is currently full. |
2pm |
Deutsches Haus at NYU The Washington Mews Tour
Join us for a tour with art historian Virginia Budny, exploring the cultural history of Deutsches Haus and the storied Washington Mews. Budny will speak about the many transformations the landmark building, located at 42 Washington Mews, has undergone, and the evolution of Greenwich Village where time appears to stand still. |
Meet at 42 Washington Mews |
3:00pm |
Special Tour: The Washington Square Park Hotel
This landmarked hotel is just a few steps away from Washington Square Park, born the Hotel Earle in 1902 as a small 8 story residential hotel. Filled with unique artwork, original deco architecture and modern luxuries, get the inside story about this incredible hotel, which calls itself “the heart and soul of Greenwich Village.” |
Meet in the hotel lobby,
103 Waverly Pl |
3:30pm |
Special Tour: The New York Studio School
The School’s complex has been run by American artists for over a century. The tour will discuss the storied art career and patronage of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, the founder of the Whitney Museum of American Art, who was also a prominent sculptor in her time. Walk through the historic space that played a significant role in American art for over a century.
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Registration required - this event is currently full, sign up for our waitlist here.
Suggested on-site donation of $15 per person |
4:00pm |
Happy Hour: Experience Chumley’s with the Restaurant’s Archivist
With its unmarked entrance, this revival of the legendary West Village speakeasy is decked with densely arranged photos and book jackets, honoring its history as a literary haunt. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase, and the historic speakeasy’s historian will illuminate this establishment’s singular story. |
Registration required - this event is currently full,
sign up for our waitlist here.
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4:00-6:00pm |
Open House: American Tap Dance Center
General information and observation of classes (4-5pm)
Tappin' Into New York (5-6pm)
Come and see the Tap City Youth Ensemble in action, as they present their production about the history of Tap Dance as it was developed in New York City. These talented young dancers age 11-18 will be rehearsing a variety of classic and contemporary choreography. Open to all ages.
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American Tap Dance Center, 154 Christopher St., Suite 2B (betw. Greenwich & Washington St) |
4:00-6:00pm |
Birdhouse Build at St John's in the Village
Join in for this Village Birdhouse Build in support of Habitat for Humanity NYC. Come to the beautiful St Benedict's Courtyard (entrance by 224 W 11th St) and learn a little about the work of Habitat for Humanity NYC and the needs of affordable housing in the city while building/painting a birdhouse. This event is
Open to all, ideal for ages 5-12 with their grownup. |
Tickets are $20 and include a light meal for youth who attend - register here. |
7:30pm |
Historic District 50th Anniversary Concert I: An Early Village Birdhouse presented by St. John’s in the Village Church
Greenwich Village contains some curious examples of birdhouses, for example the collection of birdhouses in McCarthy Square, created by Villager Vincent Mele. This concert celebrates this with bird-themed vocal music from 16th and 17th centuries with music by Henry Purcell, Orlando Gibbons, Thomas Weelkes, Thomas Morley, Henry and Willam Lawes, and others, including the first English-language songs to be heard in Manhattan. Drinks reception to follow. |
Tickets ($10-$20)
at stjvny.org
and at the door. |
SUNDAY
10am |
Walking Tour:" Jefferson Market Garden and Environs, Then and Now" with Jefferson Market Garden Historian Jack Intrator
The tour will focus on the Garden and immediate neighborhood, including the library, Patchin Place, and Milligan Place |
Meet at the front gate
to the Garden on Greenwich Avenue |
11am-1pm |
Special Living History: Spend time with the Cherry Lane Theatre’s Director of Community Engagement, Mary Geerlof
Situated in a landmark building in Greenwich Village, Cherry Lane Theatre serves as a vital lab for the development of new American works and a home for groundbreaking productions of both new and classic theater of the highest caliber. As New York's longest continuously running Off-Broadway theatre, Cherry Lane has helped to define American drama, fostering fresh, daring, and relevant theater since 1924. |
Meet at
38 Commerce Street |
1:00-3:00pm |
Open House: American Tap Dance Center
General information and observation of classes (1-2pm)
Open classes & rehearsals (2-2:30pm)
These talented young dancers age 11-18 will be rehearsing a variety of classic and contemporary choreography. Open to all ages.
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American Tap Dance Center, 154 Christopher St., Suite 2B (betw. Greenwich & Washington St) |
2pm |
Special Living History: Spend time with The Rev. Mark E. Erson, Pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church has existed on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village since 1855. Although Germans settled mainly in the area east of the Bowery, there was a community in Greenwich Village which existed until the end of World War I. The Federal-style building with a domed cupola, built in 1821–22 for the Eighth Presbyterian Church, is one of the oldest religious buildings in Greenwich Village. In 1842, the property was sold to St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, who worshiped here until 1855 when it was turned over to the German Lutherans. Victorian features were added in 1886 by Berg & Clark, and the pediment was inscribed, “Deutsche Evangelish-Lutherische St. Johannes Kirche.” St. John’s is within the Greenwich Village Historic District of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. |
81 Christopher Street |
3pm |
Walking Tour: "Jefferson Market Garden and Environs, Then and Now" with Jefferson Market Garden Historian Jack Intrator
The tour will focus on the Garden and immediate neighborhood, including the library, Patchin Place, and Milligan Place |
Meet at the front gate
to the Garden on
Greenwich Avenue |
3pm |
Historic District 50th Anniversary Concert II: Our African-American Village presented by St. John’s in the Village Church
In the 1640s freed African slaves settled what is now Greenwich Village. Since then the Village has occupied an important place in African-American history. Greenwich Village hosted the first ever concert of negro spirituals, sung by Paul Robeson in 1925. This concert will present spirituals by African-American composer Roland Carter, celebrating Black Village heritage. With baritone, Frank Mathis, and St John’s Honorary Assistant Organist, Jonathan DePeri.
Drinks reception to follow. |
Tickets ($10-$20)
at stjvny.org
and at the door. |
Treats and Discounts for GVHD50 Participants
Pick up your button or GVHD50 map to redeem these promotions at our Washington Square Park celebration
info table. You can also receive and use the map digitally for access: sign up here to receive our digital map for GVHD50!
Questions? Email us!
Ancolie |
Buy one get one on all food items |
58 West 8th Street |
Arts & Crafts Beer Parlor |
WIN a $50 Gift Certificate! For a chance to win, simply visit the Village Alliance table at Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square Park on Saturday, April 3, between Noon and 3pm. |
26 West 8th Street |
C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries |
20% off of C.O. Bigelow Products |
414 6th Avenue |
Corner Bistro |
Free draft beer or soda with purchase of sandwich and fries |
331 West 4th Street |
Eliza's Local |
Enjoy ONE drink at a 1969 price (90 cents) or a special 1969 themed cocktail and celebrate 1969, the year Greenwich Village was designated a Historic District. |
2 St. Marks Place |
Jussara Lee |
10% off your purchase |
60 Bedford Street |
Li Lac Chocolates |
Free chocolate bar with $25 purchase |
40 8th Avenue |
OTTO |
Celebrating 1969, the year Greenwich Village was designated a Historic District, OTTO has created a special 1969 themed cocktail priced at just $10. |
1 Fifth Avenue |
RASA |
WIN a $25 Gift Certificate to West 8th Street’s legendary Malaysian restaurant, Rasa. For a chance to win, simply visit the Village Alliance table at Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square Park on Saturday, April 3, between Noon and 3pm. |
25 West 8th Street |
SEE’S CANDIES |
Receive a FREE Easter Tote bag with any purchase over $19.69 and celebrate the year Greenwich Village was designated a Historic District, 1969, with chocolate! |
60 West 8th Street |
Teich Toys & Books |
15% off your purchase |
573 Hudson Street |
The Spaniard |
One free draft beer or glass of wine with food purchase |
190 West 4th Street |
The Village Alliance’s Business Improvement District |
Explore the Village Alliance BID’s website for participating businesses offering special GVHD50 promotions. |
Full listing of treats and promotions online here! |
Ty's Bar |
Special happy hour discounts on beer and well drinks |
114 Christopher Street |
University Floral Design |
WIN a $100 Gift Certificate for University Floral Design on University Place. For a chance to win, simply visit the Village Alliance table at Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square Park on Saturday, April 3, between Noon and 3pm. |
51 University Place |
Wilfie & Nell |
One free beer or wine with your food purchase |
228 West 4th Street |
Zuri |
Special Giveaway with your purchase |
363 Bleecker Street |
Greenwich Village Historic Open House Sites
Name |
Address |
GVHD50 Weekend Hours |
305 Fitness |
18 West 8th Street |
Sat 8 am - 5:30 pm
Sun 9 am - 6:30 pm |
Abingdon Square Park and Conservancy |
Hudson Street |
Sat 10am -4pm |
AIDS Memorial/St. Vincent’s Triangle Park |
76 Greenwich Ave at West 12th |
Sat & Sun 7am -11pm |
American Tap Dance Foundation |
154 Christopher Street #2B |
Events listed online |
Ancolie |
58 West 8th Street |
Sat & Sun 9am - 7pm |
Arthur's Tavern |
57 Grove Street |
Sat 6:30pm- 4am
Sun 7pm – 3am |
Bus Stop Cafe |
597 Hudson Street |
Sat & Sun 7 am – 11 pm |
C.O. Bigelow Chemists |
414 6th Avenue |
Sat 8:30am–7pm
Sun 8:30 am–5:30pm |
Corner Bistro |
331 West 4th Street |
Sat 11:30am – 4am
Sun 12pm-4am |
Cherry Lane Theatre |
38 Commerce Street |
Sat 11am-1pm |
Church of the Ascension |
12 W. 11th St |
Sun 1pm – 5pm |
Chumley's |
86 Bedford St |
Sat 5:30-10:30
Sun 11:30-3:30 |
City and Country School |
146 W 13th Street |
Sat 10am-4pm |
Deutsches Haus |
42 Washington Mews |
Sat 10am- 4 pm
Sun - closed |
The Edward Hopper Studio |
3 Washington Square North |
Events scheduled online |
First Presbyterian Church |
12 W 12th Street |
Sat 1pm-3pm
Sun 2pm-4pm |
Food Tours of NY |
9 Barrow Street |
Sat & Sun – open 24 hours |
Glucksman Ireland House NYU |
1 Washington Mews |
Events schedule online |
Greenwich House Music School, Senior Center, and Nursery |
46 Barrow Street
27 Barrow Street |
Sat & Sun 9am-2:30pm, 5pm-11pm |
Greenwich Locksmiths |
56 7th Avenue South |
Sat & Sun – closed |
Greenwich Village Chamber Singers |
224 Waverly Place |
Events schedule online |
HB Studio / Uta Hagen |
120 Bank Street |
Sat & Sun 9:30am – 4pm |
IRT Theater |
154 Christopher Street |
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James Beard House and Foundation |
167 West 12th Street |
Events schedule online |
Jefferson Market Garden |
Greenwich Ave & 6th Avenue |
April – October, Sat & Sun 10am - Dusk |
Jefferson Market Library |
425 6th Avenue |
Closed for renovations |
Joffrey Ballet School |
434 6th Avenue |
Sat 2 pm - 4 pm |
Joyce Gold History Tours of NY |
141 West 17th Street |
Sat & Sun 1pm -3pm |
Julius' Bar |
159 West 10th Street |
Sat & Sun 12pm- 4am |
Jussara Lee |
60 Bedford Street |
Sat & Sun 11am-1pm |
La Maison Francaise, NYU |
16 Washington Mews |
Closed Sat & Sun |
LiLac Chocolates |
40 8th Avenue |
Saturday 11 am - 8 pm
Sunday 11 am - 7 pm |
Literary Pub Crawls |
367 Hudson Street – meetup location |
Events scheduled online |
Little Owl |
90 Bedford Street |
Sat & Sun 9 am to 2:30 pm;
5pm – 11pm |
Lucille Lortel Theater |
121 Christopher Street |
Events schedule online |
McNulty's Tea and Coffee Co., Inc. |
109 Christopher Street |
Sat 10 am – 9 pm
Sun 1 pm - 7 pm |
Merriweather Coffee + Kitchen |
428 Hudson Street |
Sat & Sun 8am - 6pm |
Mezzrow Jazz Club |
163 West 10th Street |
Doors at 7 |
New York Studio School |
8 West 8th Street |
Events schedule online |
North Square Restaurant |
103 Waverly Pl, |
Sat & Sun 7:15am-11am,
12-3:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm |
Northwell Health Center / Lenox Health |
200 W 13th Street |
Sat & Sun – 24 hours |
Oscar's Place |
466 Hudson Street |
Sat 9am - 2:30 pm, 5pm-11pm |
Rattlestick Theater |
224 Waverly Place |
Sat 12am – 4 pm |
Sheridan Square Triangle Association and Viewing Garden |
West 4 Street and Barrow Street |
View any time |
Smalls Jazz Club |
183 West 10th St |
Doors at 7pm |
Some Good Beer |
9 East 8th Street |
Sat 11 am – 10 pm
Sun 12 pm – 9 pm |
St. John’s Lutheran Church |
81 Christopher Street |
Sat & Sun 12pm – 5pm
Sat 12pm – 4pm |
St. John's in the Village Church |
224 Waverly Place at West 11th Street |
Saturday closed
Sunday 1pm-2.30pm, 4pm-5.30pm |
The Church of Saint Luke in the Fields |
487 Hudson Street |
10am- Dusk every day |
Stonewall Inn |
53 Christopher Street |
Sat & Sun 2pm - 4am |
Teich Toys & Books |
573 Hudson Street |
Sat 9am-7pm
Sun 10am-6pm |
The Asian/Pacific/American Institute at |
8 Washington Mews |
Sat & Sun closed |
The LGBT Center |
208 W 13th Street |
Sat 9am-10pm
Sun 9am-9pm |
The New School |
66 West 12th Street |
Building hours online here. |
The Spaniard |
190 West 4th Street |
Sat & Sun 10 am- 4 am |
The Village Alliance |
8 East 8th Street |
Events listed online |
Three Lives & Company |
154 West 10th Street |
Saturday 10am - 8:30pm
Sunday 12pm - 7pm |
Ty's Bar |
114 Christopher Street |
Sat 2pm-4am
Sun 1pm-3am |
Village Vanguard |
178 7th Avenue South |
Sat & Sun 7:30pm -12am |
Washington Square Park Conservancy |
63-59 Washington Square South |
Sat & Sun – 24 hours |
Washington Square Hotel |
103 Waverly Place |
Sat & Sun 24 hours |
Waverly Diner |
385 6th Avenue |
Sat & Sun 24 hours |
Wilfie & Nell |
228 West 4th Street |
Sat & Sun 11am – 3am |
Zuri |
363 Bleecker Street |
Sat 11am - 8 pm
Sun 11 am -7 pm |
Partners’ Goings On in the Historic District This Weekend
Theater: #HealMeToo Festival
presented by the IRT Theater |
Learn more |
The Black Experience in French Cinema film festival and conference
Saturday, April 13, 10:30am - 6pm (full festival runs April 11-13)
Presented by NYU's Institute of French Studies and Cinema Studies
Location: NYU Cantor Film Center, 36 East 8th Street |
Learn more |
Migrations: the Making of America with Carnegie Hall and Dr. Kevin Kenny on the Paxton Boys
Friday, April 12, 7:00-9:00pm at the
Glucksman Ireland House |
Learn more |
Partner Events Beyond the GVHD50 Weekend
Wednesday, April 24 |
Fighting Anti-Asian Discrimination in
Nineteenth Century Greenwich Village: A Guided Tour – Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU |
Learn more |
Friday, May 17 |
Greenwich Village Chamber Singers' Spring Concert Friday, May 17, 2019
St. Joseph's Church, 371 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY
Repertory to come.
GVHD50 participants will get discounted tickets with a special code |
Check back for details |
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and so much more!
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With thanks to our Partners
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