West Village in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Westbeth Artists’ Housing
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 1, 2019
1. Westbeth Artists’ Housing Marker
Inscription.
Westbeth Artists’ Housing. . This complex of buildings was built from c. 1860 to 1934. It served as the home of Bell Telephone Labs (1898 to 1966) where many technological innovations were developed or advanced, including radar, television and video telephones. It re-opened in 1970 as Westbeth, an early example of large-scale adaptive re-use of an industrial building. One of the first projects developed in collaboration with the J.M. Kaplan Fund, it continues to provide affordable live-work space to nearly four hundred artists and their families. The complex is a designated New York City and National Historic landmark, and is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places., Placed by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
This complex of buildings was built from c. 1860 to 1934. It served as the home of Bell Telephone Labs (1898 to 1966) where many technological innovations were developed or advanced, including radar, television and video telephones. It re-opened in 1970 as Westbeth, an early example of large-scale adaptive re-use of an industrial building. One of the first projects developed in collaboration with the J.M. Kaplan Fund, it continues to provide affordable live-work space to nearly four hundred artists and their families. The complex is a designated New York City and National Historic landmark, and is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
Placed by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
Erected by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.
Location. 40° 44.215′ N, 74° 0.506′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in West Village. Marker is on Bethune Street near Washington Street, on the left
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when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 55 Bethune Street, New York NY 10014, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. The building is listed in the "AIA (American Institute of Architects) Guide to New York City, Fifth Edition".
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 1, 2019
2. 55 Bethune Street entrance
To the left, a remnant of The High Line elevated railway that used to run through the building.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 1, 2019
3. Westbeth Artists’ Housing Marker
and associated markers at the 55 Bethune Street entrance.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, July 1, 2009
4. Westbeth
Living area internal courtyard
Photographed By Larry Gertner, March 27, 2015
5. The Westbeth complex and High Line remnant
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 2, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.