Henry Street Settlement

Henry Street Settlement
and Neighborhood Playhouse
(2011)
Henry Street Settlement is located in Lower Manhattan
Henry Street Settlement
Henry Street Settlement
Location263–267 Henry St., and
466 Grand Street
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Coordinates40°42′50″N 73°59′7″W / 40.71389°N 73.98528°W / 40.71389; -73.98528
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1827[2]
Architect267: Buchman & Fox
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival, Colonial Revival
Websitehenrystreet.org
NRHP reference No.74001272[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1974[1]
Designated NHLMay 30, 1974 (263, 265, and 267 Henry Street and 466 Grand Street)[3]
February 11, 2022 (redesignation of 265 and 267 Henry Street)[4]
Designated NYCLJanuary 18, 1966

The Henry Street Settlement is a not-for-profit social service agency in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City that provides social services, arts programs and health care services to New Yorkers of all ages. It was founded under the name Nurses' Settlement in 1893 by progressive reformer and nurse Lillian Wald.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5., p. 91
  3. ^ "Henry Street Settlement". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 14, 2007. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NPS Lillian Wald House was invoked but never defined (see the help page).