1 July 2018 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, Architecture, House of the Month, New York City
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The Dakota, also known as Dakota Apartments, is a
cooperative apartment building located on the northwest corner of
72nd Street and
Central Park West in the
Upper West Side of
Manhattan in
New York City. It was built in 1884 and is considered to be one of Manhattan’s most prestigious and exclusive cooperative residential buildings. The Dakota is famous as the home of former
Beatle John Lennon from 1973 to his
murder in the archway of the building in 1980. The Dakota was constructed between October 25, 1880, and October 27, 1884. The architectural firm of
Henry Janeway Hardenbergh was commissioned to create the design for
Edward Clark, head of the
Singer Sewing Machine Company. The firm also designed the
Plaza Hotel.
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