Louis Armstrong House | |
New York City Landmark No. 1555
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.jpg) Louis Armstrong House, 2012 | |
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| Location | 34-56 107th Street, Queens, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′20″N 73°51′43″W / 40.75556°N 73.86194°W |
| Built | 1910[1] |
| Architect | Robert W. Johnson[1] |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001265 |
| NYCL No. | 1555 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1976[2] |
| Designated NHL | May 11, 1976[3] |
| Designated NYCL | December 13, 1988 |
The Louis Armstrong House is a historic house museum at 34-56 107th Street in the Corona neighborhood of Queens in New York City.[3][4] It was the home of Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille Wilson from 1943 until his death in 1971. Lucille gave ownership of it to the city of New York in order to create a museum focused on her husband.
The house was designated a New York City Landmark in 1988[1] and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. It now serves as a museum that presents concerts and educational programs, and makes materials in its archives of writings, books, recordings and memorabilia available to the public for research.
- ^ a b c Dolkart, Andrew S. & Postal, Matthew A.; Guide to New York City Landmarks, 3rd Edition; New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004. ISBN 0-471-36900-4; p.283.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Louis Armstrong House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 15, 2007. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.
- ^ Lynne Gomez Graves (February 3, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Louis Armstrong House" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying photos, exterior, from 1976 (1.36 MB)