Longwood Historic District (Bronx)

The Longwood Historic District is a recognized historic district located in the center of the Longwood neighborhood in the South Bronx, New York. It encompasses about three square blocks roughly bounded by Beck Street, Longwood, Leggett, and Prospect Avenues.

Longwood Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New York City Landmark No. 1075, 1286
St Margaret's Church
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Location	Bronx, New York, New York
Coordinates	40°49′0″N 73°54′0″W
Built	1898
Architect	Warren C. Dickerson
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	83001640[1]
NYCL No.	1075, 1286
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 26, 1983
Designated NYCL	July 8, 1980 (original), February 8, 1983 (extension)

The district consists of semi-detached rowhouses, most of which have been converted into S.R.O.'s (Single Room Occupancy).^[2] The district includes 61 contributing buildings. It is primarily residential, but also includes the site of the former Prospect Hospital,^[3] two churches (United Church and St. Margaret's Episcopal Church), and a much altered estate house (Patrolman P. Lynch Community Center).^[4] Most of the semi-detached rowhouses were designed at the same time by one architect, Warren C. Dickerson.^[5]

United Church on Hewitt Street, formerly a synagogue^[6]

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission made it a historic district in 1980^[7] and extended it in 1983.^[8] On September 26, 1983, the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places.