Langston Hughes House


Langston Hughes House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Langston Hughes House, March 2009
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Location	20 E. 127th St., New York, New York
Coordinates	40°48′26″N 73°56′27″W / 40.80722°N 73.94083°W / 40.80722; -73.94083Coordinates: 40°48′26″N 73°56′27″W / 40.80722°N 73.94083°W / 40.80722; -73.94083
Area	less than one acre
Built	1869
Architect	Wilson, Alexander
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP Reference #	82001198 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 29, 1982

Langston Hughes House is a historic home located in Harlem, New York, New York. It is an Italianate style dwelling built in 1869. It is a three story with basement, rowhouse faced in brownstone and measuring 20 feet wide and 45 feet deep. Noted African American poet and author Langston Hughes (1902-1967) occupied the top floor as his workroom from 1947 to 1967.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Marjorie Pearson and Anne B. Covell (June 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Langston Hughes House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-03-19. See also: "Accompanying photo".

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