Audubon Terrace

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Audubon Terrace is a historic cultural complex in Upper Manhattan known for its early 20th-century Beaux-Arts architecture and its cluster of museums and educational institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural ensemble
cultural complex
historic district
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Neoclassical architecture
Renaissance Revival
borough Manhattan
constructionPeriod early 20th century
constructionStart 1904
country United States
creator Archer Milton Huntington
culturalFunction art exhibition venue
research and education center
designPeriod City Beautiful movement era
developer Archer Milton Huntington
founder Archer Milton Huntington
hasEducationalInstitution Boricua College
hasMuseum American Numismatic Society Museum
Hispanic Society of America Museum
hasPart American Academy of Arts and Letters
American Numismatic Society
Audubon Terrace Historic District
linked to: Audubon Terrace

Boricua College
Church of Our Lady of Esperanza
Hispanic Society of America
hasReligiousBuilding Church of Our Lady of Esperanza
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places listing
New York City Landmark
locatedIn Manhattan
New York
linked to: New York City

New York City
United States
Upper Manhattan
Washington Heights
namedAfter John James Audubon
neighborhood Washington Heights
notableFeature monumental stairways
sculptural program and statuary
symmetrical Beaux-Arts facades
terraced plaza
originalPurpose cultural center
museum complex
partOf Audubon Park Historic District
significantFor Beaux-Arts architecture
cluster of museums and educational institutions
role in New York cultural history
streetAddress Broadway between West 155th and West 156th Streets
urbanContext residential and institutional enclave

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Washington Heights contains Audubon Terrace
American Academy of Arts and Letters hasBuilding Audubon Terrace complex
linked to: Audubon Terrace
Audubon Terrace hasPart Audubon Terrace Historic District
linked to: Audubon Terrace