New York (N.Y.). Department of Housing and Buildings

 Organization

Existence: 1938 - 1955

Applications for new buildings and alterations for 1916 to 1959

Accession ACC-1982-020
Dates: 1916-1959

Block and lot card index for 1945 to 1960

Accession ACC-1994-008
Dates: 1945-1960; bulk 1952

Building plans for the Dorilton, Manhattan block 1143, lot 1

Accession ACC-1994-052
Dates: 1900-1947

Building plans for the Strand Theatre, Manhattan block 1019, lot 24

Accession ACC-1994-004
Dates: 1913-1945

Department of Buildings architectural drawings and plans for Lower Manhattan

Collection REC-0074
Abstract: The Department of Buildings requires the filing of applications and supporting material for permits to construct or alter buildings in New York City. This collection contains the plans and drawings filed with the Department of Buildings between 1866-1978, for the buildings on all 958 blocks of Lower Manhattan, from the Battery to 34th Street, as well as a small quantity of material for blocks outside that area.
Dates: circa 1866-1978

Department of Buildings Manhattan annual reports for 1901 to 1971

Accession ACC-1997-014
Dates: 1901-1971

Department of Housing and Buildings annual reports for 1938 to 1953

Accession ACC-1964-097
Dates: 1938-1953

Publications regarding history of housing and housing laws for 1948 to 1953

Accession ACC-1964-098
Dates: 1948-1953

Queens block and lot card index for 1935 to 1951

Accession ACC-1994-019
Dates: 1935-1951

Queens block and lot card index for 1954 to 1965

Accession ACC-1994-025
Dates: 1954-1965

Staten Island block and lot files for 1913 to 1988

Accession ACC-1990-122
Dates: 1913-1988

Staten Island block and lot records for 1913 to 1988

Accession ACC-1989-039
Dates: 1913-1988