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Description: "The Washington Street Historical Society is a New York State-chartered educational institution. The charitable mission of the organization is to foster education and awareness about the history of migration to the "Washington Street" neighborhood of the financial district of Manhattan, also known as the "Lower West Side" or "Little Syria." The historical society maintains artifact collections; works to install plaques, memorials, and signs in the neighborhood; supports local historic preservation campaigns; and advances independent historical research.
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Subject: Historic preservation, Historic buildings , Historic districts
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Washington Street Historical Society (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Center for Architecture is a leading cultural venue for architecture and the built environment in New York City, informed by the complexity of the City’s urban fabric and in dialogue with the global community."
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Subject: Architecture, Historic buildings
Group: Architecture professional organizations
Creator: Center for Architecture
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Washington Street Historical Society (WSHS) aims to restore to the Great American Story the forgotten history of the earliest Arabic-speaking community in the United States. Our mission is to foster education and awareness about the history of Arab migration to the lower Washington Street neighborhood of Manhattan, once known as the Syrian Quarter."
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Subject: Historic preservation, Historic buildings , Historic districts, Arab Americans
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Washington Street Historical Society (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
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