New York (N.Y.). Tenement House Department

 Organization

Existence: 1902 - 1938

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

Multiple Dwelling Law records from 1927 to 1937

Accession ACC-1990-124
Dates: 1927-1937