Built 1915 Designated NHL May 11, 1976 Added to NRHP 11 May 1976 | NRHP Reference # 76001239 Opened 1915 | |
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Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar Duke Ellington Bridge, Matthew Henson Residence, Carnegie Hall, New York City Police Museum, Bryant Park | ||
The Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington House is where Duke Ellington, the noted African American composer and jazz pianist, resided from 1939 through 1961, in Apartment #4A. The apartment building was built in 1915 in the Late Gothic Revival style.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
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