Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
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| Formation | 1980 |
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| Headquarters | New York, NY |
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The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) is a non-profit membership organization that seeks to document, honor and preserve the architectural heritage and cultural history of several downtown New York City neighborhoods: Greenwich Village, the Far West Village, the Meatpacking District, the South Village, NoHo, and the East Village. Its work toward securing historic district and landmarks protections, saving significant buildings from demolition, securing contextual zoning for sections of neighborhoods, and right-sizing plans for new construction has earned wide praise from preservation leaders.[1]
In these historic neighborhoods, GVSHP seeks both to protect historic resources and to monitor new development via an array of advocacy and outreach efforts, involvement in governmental process and public discourse, and cultural and educational programs. Since its inception, GVSHP has helped ensure landmark designation of over 1,250 buildings, including individual sites, historic districts and district extensions. Individual-building designations include Westbeth Artists Housing, Town & Village Synagogue; 57 Sullivan Street, a Federal home built in 1817; Webster Hall, built in 1886, known for its 120 year political, social and cultural history; and the Stonewall Inn, considered the birthplace of the LGBT rights movement. [Link to Accomplishments Map] In addition to individual designations and district designations, GVSHP has worked tirelessly to limit the height of new development in historic areas and has succeeded in protecting nearly 100 blocks through contextual rezoning efforts.
GVSHP practices inclusive preservation that values both architectural merit and cultural heritage, with an eye toward highlighting histories of counter-culture and racial minority communities. GVSHP is the first heritage organization in New York City to succeed in designating a historic district based upon immigrant history; a building based upon the history of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community; a historic district based upon counterculture history; and one of the first landmark designations for subsidized affordable housing, as well as fighting to include acknowledgement of African-American history in designations and working towards memorializing one of New York’s earliest and largest African-American communities, Little Africa.
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