HISTORIC SITES
337 Bleecker Street
Lorraine Hansberry Residence
From 1953 to 1960, playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry resided in the third-floor apartment of this building.
While here, Hansberry lived… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
112 Waverly Place
Lorraine Hansberry Residence
In 1960, playwright Lorraine Hansberry bought this building with money earned from her award-winning play, A Raisin in the Sun (1959).
Remaining active… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
220-228 West 48th Street
Longacre Theater
Opened in 1913, the Longacre Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Edith Head, Cyril… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
124-130 West 43rd Street
Stephen Sondheim Theater (originally Henry Miller’s Theater)
Opened in 1918 as Henry Miller’s Theater, this venue has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and characters, including… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
203-217 West 46th Street
Lunt-Fontanne Theater (originally Globe Theater)
Opened in 1910 as the Globe Theater, this venue has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
226-236 West 46th Street
Richard Rodgers Theater (originally Chanin’s 46th Street Theater)
Opened as the Chanin’s 46th Street Theater in 1924 and renamed the 46th Street Theater in 1932 and the Richard… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
170 West 130th Street
National Headquarters for the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Beginning in the 1920s, this Harlem rowhouse was home to a number of important Black social and political organizations.
Most notably,… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture houses one of the country’s most significant collections of African American history… Learn More
Press Coverage
June 26, 2018
Place and Community: An Interview with the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project
HISTORIC SITES
243-251 West 47th Street
Ethel Barrymore Theater
Opened in 1928, the Ethel Barrymore Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Noel Coward,… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
111 West 44th Street
Belasco Theater (originally Stuyvesant Theater)
Opened in 1907 as the Stuyvesant Theater and renamed the Belasco Theater in 1910, this venue has staged multiple productions… Learn More
