Park and Tilford Building


Park and Tilford Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places



Location	310 Lenox Ave., New York, New York
Coordinates	40°48′29.3286″N 73°56′41.6754″W / 40.808146833°N 73.944909833°W / 40.808146833; -73.944909833
Area	less than one acre
Built	1908
Architect	Simonson, B. Hustan
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	09000258^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 1, 2009

Park and Tilford Building is a historic commercial building located at 310 Lenox Avenue in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City.

Description and history

It was built in 1908 and is a three-story, unreinforced masonry building with a full basement in the Classical Revival style. It features exterior decoration in white marble, limestone, and terra cotta. It originally housed a Park & Tilford grocery store on the first floor, with offices above. As of 2009, the National Basketball Players Association occupied the building's third floor.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 2009.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 4/27/09 THROUGH 5/01/09. National Park Service. 2009-05-08.
↑ Cindy Hamilton (July 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Park and Tilford Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2011-03-19. See also: "Accompanying 21 photos".

Park & Tilford candy shop, 1910s-early 1920s

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