Longwood

Understanding Longwood

The historic district and its extension were developed largely around the turn of the twentieth century. George B. Johnson developed much of the housing, and Warren C. Dickerson designed nearly all of those houses between 1897 and 1900.

The district is only part of Longwood. Beyond it, the neighborhood assessment describes Southern Boulevard’s commercial development and community rebuilding after disinvestment.

The district extension follows the north side of Macy Place. Its paired houses were designed by Warren C. Dickerson in 1900, with matching entrances and projecting bays. Their alignment frames the onion-domed religious building at the foot of the street.

Places to explore

• Longwood Historic District streets

  Hewitt Place and Macy Place, within the designated district

  Use the public streets around the residential and religious properties. Historic-district status does not grant interior access.

• East 156th Street historic buildings

  Around Hewitt Place and the district

  The LPC identifies St Margaret’s Episcopal Church and the older house at 990 East 156th Street as part of the district story. Compare their different building forms from the street; current interiors are not verified.

• Fox Park public art

  Longwood–Morrisania border

  Rafael Ferrer’s Puerto Rican Sun became part of the park entrance. Ahearn and Torres’s We Are Family faces a sitting area. These works connect the visit to local artistic and community history.