![]() Industrialization and entertainment district In 1829, Moore leased one of the lots to Hugh Walker who constructed what is now the oldest standing house in Chelsea, completed in 1830. Covenants in the deeds of sale specified what could be built on the land – stables, manufacturing and commercial uses were forbidden – as well as architectural details of the buildings. Wells, dividing it up into lots along Ninth Avenue and selling them to well-heeled New Yorkers. Despite his objections to the Commissioner's Plan of 1811, which ran the new Ninth Avenue through the middle of his estate, Moore began the development of Chelsea with the help of James N. In 1827, Moore gave the land of his apple orchard to the Episcopal Diocese of New York for the General Theological Seminary, which built its brownstone Gothic, tree-shaded campus south of the manor house. Nicholas" and was the author of the first Greek and Hebrew lexicons printed in the United States. Moore is generally credited with writing " A Visit From St. The house was the birthplace of their son, Clement Clarke Moore, who in turn inherited the property. Clarke passed the estate on to his daughter, Charity, who, with her husband Benjamin Moore, added land on the south of the estate, extending it to 19th Street. ![]() Clarke chose the name "Chelsea" after the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London, England. ![]() The land was bounded by what would become 21st and 24th Streets, from the Hudson River to Eighth Avenue. History Early development "Chelsea", drawn by a daughter of Clement Clarke MooreĬhelsea takes its name from the estate and Georgian-style house of retired British Major Thomas Clarke, who obtained the property when he bought the farm of Jacob Somerindyck on August 16, 1750. It is patrolled by the 10th Precinct of the New York City Police Department. As of 2015, due to the area's gentrification, there is a widening income gap between the wealthy living in luxury buildings and the poor living in housing projects, who are, at times, across the street from each other.Ĭhelsea is a part of Manhattan Community District 4 and Manhattan Community District 5, and its primary ZIP Codes are 1001. Chelsea is also known as one of the centers of the city's art world, with over 200 galleries in the neighborhood. The neighborhood is primarily residential, with a mix of tenements, apartment blocks, city housing projects, townhouses, and renovated rowhouses, but its many retail businesses reflect the ethnic and social diversity of the population. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and expanded in 1982 to include contiguous blocks containing particularly significant examples of period architecture. ![]() Chelsea is named after the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London, England.Ĭhelsea contains the Chelsea Historic District and its extension, which were designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 19 respectively. To the northwest of Chelsea is the neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, as well as Hudson Yards to the northeast are the Garment District and the remainder of Midtown South to the east are NoMad and the Flatiron District to the southwest is the Meatpacking District and to the south and southeast are the West Village and the remainder of Greenwich Village. Or 34th Street, the next major crosstown street to the north. The area's boundaries are roughly 14th Street to the south, the Hudson River and West Street to the west, and Sixth Avenue to the east, with its northern boundary variously described as near the upper 20s ![]()
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