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Greenwich House

January 29, 2023

This article is about the settlement house. For the music school, see Greenwich House Music School.

Greenwich House is a West Village settlement house in New York City.

Greenwich House
Formation1902
TypeNon-profit organization
Location
  • 122 West 27th St. New York, N.Y. 10014
Coordinates40°43′56.43″N 74°0′11.11″W / 40.7323417°N 74.0030861°W / 40.7323417; -74.0030861Coordinates: 40°43′56.43″N 74°0′11.11″W / 40.7323417°N 74.0030861°W / 40.7323417; -74.0030861
Websitewww.greenwichhouse.org
Greenwich House at 27 Barrow St

History

Greenwich House was founded on Thanksgiving Day in 1902 by city planner and social worker Mary K. Simkhovitch in a building at 26 Jones Street in Manhattan's West Village.[1][2] Its original focus was to help New York's growing immigrant population adapt to life in their new home. Early supporters who joined her on opening day included social reformers Jacob Riis, Felix Adler and Carl Shurz.[1] Greenwich Village was a mixed area at the time. Italian immigrants began crowding out the existing Irish population. Many homes along the maze of streets and alleys lacked running water. There was a high infant death rate and poor education. Early programs sought to relieve congestion and improve living conditions, which included founding the Greenwich Village Improvement Society, forerunner to the Greenwich Village Association and first neighborhood association of its kind in the United States, and publishing the Tenant's Rights Manual, the first ever of its kind in the nation.[3]

Recognizing a need for recreational and skills training among Village residents, Greenwich House established Greenwich House Music School at 46 Barrow in 1905 followed by the Handicraft School, the precursor to Greenwich House Pottery, in 1909. By 1917 the organization's programs were becoming over crowded in its Jones Street buildings.[4] Thanks to a gift from Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Greenwich House was able to hire architects Delano and Aldrich to design its current federalist building at 27 Barrow Street. The new building, complete with gym, running track, theater and rooftop playground provided Greenwich House the space to establish new programs like a nursery school and children's theater program.[5]

Greenwich House soon needed more space. The old Handicraft School building was rebuilt as Greenwich House Pottery in 1928, enabling it to become an international center for ceramics. The Metropolitan Museum of Art purchased two pieces from the Pottery in 1939. In 1942 Greenwich House continued to add more services with the New York City's first after-school program followed closely be a senior center. By the 1980s Greenwich House offered a mix of social service and arts education programs.[1]

In the late 1980s Greenwich House played a central role in the AIDS crisis in the West Village neighborhood, one of the city's original gay villages. In 1987 Greenwich House opened the AIDS Mental Health Project followed by the HIV Primary Medical Care Project. Today, the organization continues to host a long term HIV survivors support group.[6]

Also in 1987, Greenwich House founded the Children's Safety Project, the only program in the city dedicated to treating young victims of abuse. The Children's Safety Project was founded after a group of concerned neighbors came together after the killing of local Village child, nine year old Lisa Steinberg.[7]

Today Greenwich House provides art education, senior service and behavioral health programs including an after-school, summer arts camp, nursery school, senior centers and senior health clinic, substance abuse clinics and a program for children who have suffered from abuse.

Locations and facilities

Greenwich House's main facilities are located in Greenwich Village, including its main building at 27 Barrow Street, Pottery at 16 Jones Street and Music School at 46 Barrow Street. Greenwich House also rents space for programs, primarily senior and behavioral health programs, including at a nearby church, Our Lady of Pompeii; at a former convent located on Washington Square Park North.[8]

Greenwich House's main building was built between 1916 and 1917, funded by board members including Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and Anna Woershoffer. The Flemish-bond building was designed in the neo-federal style by architects Delano and Aldrich.[9] The building was considered an example of refined American design, complete with mural by Arthur Crisp, intended to inspire immigrants new to the country.[10] The seven story building contains a professional theater, currently the home of Ars Nova and previously home to Soho Rep and the Barrow Street Theatre, a gym with running track, commercial kitchen, medical offices and a rooftop playground among other facilities. The building was built with a shaft for an elevator, but no actual elevator, as the new technology was too expensive at the time.

Greenwich House Pottery is located at 16 Jones Street. The current building was built in 1928, also designed by Delano and Aldrich. The building is notable for containing the only gas kilns in Manhattan which are grandfathered despite no longer being allowed in new construction. It is also the home of the Jane Hartsook Gallery.[11]

Greenwich House Music School, located at 46 Barrow Street composes two out of a row of six brick row homes. The homes were originally designed in the Italianate style by Smith Woodruff in 1851. The two Music School homes were combined on the interior and now comprise the 100 seat Renee Weiler Concert Hall as well as sound proof practice rooms.[12]

Greenwich House's rented space in the basement of Our Lady of Pompeii Catholic Church also received notoriety. In 2015, after more than thirty years in the space, the pastor of the church attempted to kick the senior center out, hoping to lease the space for more money to movie crews wanting to film in the Village. After months of negotiations, including elected officials and Cardinal Timothy Dolan, weighing in, the church agreed to a new revised lease allowing the center to remain.[13]

Programs

Greenwich House Music School

Founded in 1905, Greenwich House Music School is a true community based arts school located. The School was the result of a growing Italian population with a strong musical tradition at the turn of the 20th century in the Village. Started as a place for immigrant children Greenwich House Music School now provides music, art and dance education for both children and adults. About 40 faculty members provide group and individual instruction for a variety of instruments including piano, strings, guitar, harp, percussion, woodwinds, brass and Suzuki Violin. In addition to music, early childhood classes are offered in music and art. Dance classes are also available at the school.

The Renee Weiler Concert Hall on the school's second floor hosts a variety of performances throughout the year. Notable performers who have passed through the concert hall include Meredith Monk, Hilary Hahn, John Cage, David Amram, Tim Berne and Ruth Laredo.

Notable faculty members include long time Piano Chair, German Diez (1924-2014),[14] Morton Subotnick, sometimes referred to as the grandfather of Electronic Music, and current faculty Brandee Younger, jazz harpist. Notable alumni include Bobby Lopez, the Tony, Grammy, Emmy and Academy Award-winning composer for the movie Frozen,[15] Avenue Q and Book of Mormon, as well as Erika Nickrenz of the Eroica Trio.

Greenwich House Music School was named by CBS New York[16] as one of the best music schools for adults in New York City, and is a member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education.[17]

Greenwich House Pottery

Greenwich House Pottery is a full service clay studio center for ceramics. The Pottery offers classes and workshops for students of all ages. It also host Master Series lectures as well and two residency programs, including Egyptian painter Ghada Amer.

Within Greenwich House Pottery is the Jane Hartsook Gallery.[13] The gallery was named in honor of Jane Hartsook, former Pottery director.

Greenwich House Youth Community Center and Summer STEAM Camp

Greenwich House YCC and Summer STEAM Camp is located in Greenwich House's main building, 27 Barrow Street. When the Children's Aid Society moved away from the West Village in 2011, Greenwich House assumed responsibility for its After-School and Summer Arts Camp programs.[18]

Children's Safety Project

In 1987 six-year-old Village girl Lisa Steinberg was found murdered, the victim of physical abuse, with the prime suspects her adoptive parents. Headlines following the trail and conviction of Lisa's adoptive father and illegal guardian filled the papers for two years straight.[19] A direct response to the community's call to protect its children, Greenwich House launched the Children's Safety Project that same year. CSP helps children heal from their trauma of abuse through supportive therapy and by teaching them the life-skills required to become self-reliant and lead productive lives. While originally intended to serve the immediate neighborhood, CSP has expanded over time to serve hundreds of the most vulnerable individuals a year from across the city with individualized therapy.[20]

Barrow Street Nursery School

Barrow Street Nursery School is a pre-school.[21]

Additional programs

Greenwich House also operates four senior centers, a senior health and consultation center providing mental and physical health treatment, a methadone maintenance clinic, chemical dependency program and all-girls non-competitive basketball league.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Greenwich House History". Greenwich House. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. ^ Williams, Joyce E.; MacLean, Vicky M. (2015). Settlement Sociology in the Progressive Years: Faith, Science, and Reform. Leiden, Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill NV. p. 325. ISBN 978-9004287563. Greenwich House...opened its doors on Thanksgiving Day, 1902 at 26 Jones Street...
  3. ^ Simkhovitch, Mary Kingsbury (1938). Greenwich House Opens its Doors (PDF). New York: W.W. Norton & Company. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. ^ Racioppi, Paul (2002). "Greenwich House Turns 100". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Davidson, George (March 14, 2011). "Early History of Greenwich House Board". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Salas, Joe (July 6, 2016). "Greenwich Village's LGBT History Around Every Corner". No. July 2016. Westview News. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "Children's Safety Project". Greenwich House. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  8. ^ Miller, Tom (10 November 2011). "The First House on the Square". Daytonian in Manhattan. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  9. ^ Landmarks Preservation Committee. (PDF). City of New York. Parks Recreation and Cultural Affairs Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  10. ^ Gray, Christopher (Nov 1, 1998). "Barrow Street; A Block That Reflects Greenwich Village's History". The New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  11. ^ Thornson, Victoria (1995). . Jane Hartsook 25th Anniversary Exhibition Catalogue. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2016. {{cite journal}}: Check |url= value (help)
  12. ^ Landmark Preservation Committee (1969). "Greenwich Village Historic District Designation Report" (PDF). Retrieved 26 August 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ^ Briquelet, Kate (October 26, 2014). "Pastor to evict senior center to rent space for film crews". New York Post. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  14. ^ "German Diez, 90, head of G.H.M.S. piano program - The Villager Newspaper". Thevillager.com. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  15. ^ Stewart, Andrew (3 March 2014). "Oscars: 'Frozen' Songwriter Robert Lopez Becomes Youngest EGOT Winner". Variety.com. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  16. ^ "Best Places For Adult Music Classes In New York City". Newyork.cbslocal.com. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  17. ^ "National Guild - Home - National Guild for Community Arts Education". Nationalguild.org. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  18. ^ Anderson, Jenny (May 25, 2011). "Children's Aid Society Sells Greenwich Village Buildings". New York Times. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  19. ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  20. ^ Chira, Susan (August 14, 1994). "But What About the Children?". New York Times. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  21. ^ "Mission and Philosophy - Greenwich House". Greenwichhousepottery.org. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

External links

  • Greenwich House Records at Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives at New York University Special Collections

January 29, 2023
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This article is about the settlement house For the music school see Greenwich House Music School This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Greenwich House is a West Village settlement house in New York City Greenwich HouseFormation1902TypeNon profit organizationLocation122 West 27th St New York N Y 10014Coordinates40 43 56 43 N 74 0 11 11 W 40 7323417 N 74 0030861 W 40 7323417 74 0030861 Coordinates 40 43 56 43 N 74 0 11 11 W 40 7323417 N 74 0030861 W 40 7323417 74 0030861Websitewww wbr greenwichhouse wbr org Greenwich House at 27 Barrow St Contents 1 History 2 Locations and facilities 3 Programs 3 1 Greenwich House Music School 3 2 Greenwich House Pottery 3 3 Greenwich House Youth Community Center and Summer STEAM Camp 3 4 Children s Safety Project 3 5 Barrow Street Nursery School 3 6 Additional programs 4 Notable people 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditGreenwich House was founded on Thanksgiving Day in 1902 by city planner and social worker Mary K Simkhovitch in a building at 26 Jones Street in Manhattan s West Village 1 2 Its original focus was to help New York s growing immigrant population adapt to life in their new home Early supporters who joined her on opening day included social reformers Jacob Riis Felix Adler and Carl Shurz 1 Greenwich Village was a mixed area at the time Italian immigrants began crowding out the existing Irish population Many homes along the maze of streets and alleys lacked running water There was a high infant death rate and poor education Early programs sought to relieve congestion and improve living conditions which included founding the Greenwich Village Improvement Society forerunner to the Greenwich Village Association and first neighborhood association of its kind in the United States and publishing the Tenant s Rights Manual the first ever of its kind in the nation 3 Recognizing a need for recreational and skills training among Village residents Greenwich House established Greenwich House Music School at 46 Barrow in 1905 followed by the Handicraft School the precursor to Greenwich House Pottery in 1909 By 1917 the organization s programs were becoming over crowded in its Jones Street buildings 4 Thanks to a gift from Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Greenwich House was able to hire architects Delano and Aldrich to design its current federalist building at 27 Barrow Street The new building complete with gym running track theater and rooftop playground provided Greenwich House the space to establish new programs like a nursery school and children s theater program 5 Greenwich House soon needed more space The old Handicraft School building was rebuilt as Greenwich House Pottery in 1928 enabling it to become an international center for ceramics The Metropolitan Museum of Art purchased two pieces from the Pottery in 1939 In 1942 Greenwich House continued to add more services with the New York City s first after school program followed closely be a senior center By the 1980s Greenwich House offered a mix of social service and arts education programs 1 In the late 1980s Greenwich House played a central role in the AIDS crisis in the West Village neighborhood one of the city s original gay villages In 1987 Greenwich House opened the AIDS Mental Health Project followed by the HIV Primary Medical Care Project Today the organization continues to host a long term HIV survivors support group 6 Also in 1987 Greenwich House founded the Children s Safety Project the only program in the city dedicated to treating young victims of abuse The Children s Safety Project was founded after a group of concerned neighbors came together after the killing of local Village child nine year old Lisa Steinberg 7 Today Greenwich House provides art education senior service and behavioral health programs including an after school summer arts camp nursery school senior centers and senior health clinic substance abuse clinics and a program for children who have suffered from abuse Locations and facilities EditGreenwich House s main facilities are located in Greenwich Village including its main building at 27 Barrow Street Pottery at 16 Jones Street and Music School at 46 Barrow Street Greenwich House also rents space for programs primarily senior and behavioral health programs including at a nearby church Our Lady of Pompeii at a former convent located on Washington Square Park North 8 Greenwich House s main building was built between 1916 and 1917 funded by board members including Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and Anna Woershoffer The Flemish bond building was designed in the neo federal style by architects Delano and Aldrich 9 The building was considered an example of refined American design complete with mural by Arthur Crisp intended to inspire immigrants new to the country 10 The seven story building contains a professional theater currently the home of Ars Nova and previously home to Soho Rep and the Barrow Street Theatre a gym with running track commercial kitchen medical offices and a rooftop playground among other facilities The building was built with a shaft for an elevator but no actual elevator as the new technology was too expensive at the time Greenwich House Pottery is located at 16 Jones Street The current building was built in 1928 also designed by Delano and Aldrich The building is notable for containing the only gas kilns in Manhattan which are grandfathered despite no longer being allowed in new construction It is also the home of the Jane Hartsook Gallery 11 Greenwich House Music School located at 46 Barrow Street composes two out of a row of six brick row homes The homes were originally designed in the Italianate style by Smith Woodruff in 1851 The two Music School homes were combined on the interior and now comprise the 100 seat Renee Weiler Concert Hall as well as sound proof practice rooms 12 Greenwich House s rented space in the basement of Our Lady of Pompeii Catholic Church also received notoriety In 2015 after more than thirty years in the space the pastor of the church attempted to kick the senior center out hoping to lease the space for more money to movie crews wanting to film in the Village After months of negotiations including elected officials and Cardinal Timothy Dolan weighing in the church agreed to a new revised lease allowing the center to remain 13 Programs EditGreenwich House Music School Edit Founded in 1905 Greenwich House Music School is a true community based arts school located The School was the result of a growing Italian population with a strong musical tradition at the turn of the 20th century in the Village Started as a place for immigrant children Greenwich House Music School now provides music art and dance education for both children and adults About 40 faculty members provide group and individual instruction for a variety of instruments including piano strings guitar harp percussion woodwinds brass and Suzuki Violin In addition to music early childhood classes are offered in music and art Dance classes are also available at the school The Renee Weiler Concert Hall on the school s second floor hosts a variety of performances throughout the year Notable performers who have passed through the concert hall include Meredith Monk Hilary Hahn John Cage David Amram Tim Berne and Ruth Laredo Notable faculty members include long time Piano Chair German Diez 1924 2014 14 Morton Subotnick sometimes referred to as the grandfather of Electronic Music and current faculty Brandee Younger jazz harpist Notable alumni include Bobby Lopez the Tony Grammy Emmy and Academy Award winning composer for the movie Frozen 15 Avenue Q and Book of Mormon as well as Erika Nickrenz of the Eroica Trio Greenwich House Music School was named by CBS New York 16 as one of the best music schools for adults in New York City and is a member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education 17 Greenwich House Pottery Edit Greenwich House Pottery is a full service clay studio center for ceramics The Pottery offers classes and workshops for students of all ages It also host Master Series lectures as well and two residency programs including Egyptian painter Ghada Amer Within Greenwich House Pottery is the Jane Hartsook Gallery 13 The gallery was named in honor of Jane Hartsook former Pottery director Greenwich House Youth Community Center and Summer STEAM Camp Edit Greenwich House YCC and Summer STEAM Camp is located in Greenwich House s main building 27 Barrow Street When the Children s Aid Society moved away from the West Village in 2011 Greenwich House assumed responsibility for its After School and Summer Arts Camp programs 18 Children s Safety Project Edit In 1987 six year old Village girl Lisa Steinberg was found murdered the victim of physical abuse with the prime suspects her adoptive parents Headlines following the trail and conviction of Lisa s adoptive father and illegal guardian filled the papers for two years straight 19 A direct response to the community s call to protect its children Greenwich House launched the Children s Safety Project that same year CSP helps children heal from their trauma of abuse through supportive therapy and by teaching them the life skills required to become self reliant and lead productive lives While originally intended to serve the immediate neighborhood CSP has expanded over time to serve hundreds of the most vulnerable individuals a year from across the city with individualized therapy 20 Barrow Street Nursery School Edit Barrow Street Nursery School is a pre school 21 Additional programs Edit Greenwich House also operates four senior centers a senior health and consultation center providing mental and physical health treatment a methadone maintenance clinic chemical dependency program and all girls non competitive basketball league Notable people EditMary Kingsbury Simkhovitch founder Jacob Riis early supporter Eleanor Roosevelt supporter Carola Woerishoffer resident 1907 1909 and supporter Gertrude Payne Whitney supporter helped fund 27 Barrow building Guy Pene du Bois painter Jackson Pollock received free studio time by sweeping floors at Greenwich House Pottery Leonard Warren singer Julius Rudel conductor Ossip Gabrilowitsch pianist Henry Cowell composer Edgar Varese potter Peter Voulkos potter Marshall Field board president 1938 1944 Amelia Earhart resident 1927 1929 Manton B Metcalf board president 1947 1954 See also EditSettlement HouseReferences Edit a b c Greenwich House History Greenwich House Retrieved 26 August 2016 Williams Joyce E MacLean Vicky M 2015 Settlement Sociology in the Progressive Years Faith Science and Reform Leiden Netherlands Koninklijke Brill NV p 325 ISBN 978 9004287563 Greenwich House opened its doors on Thanksgiving Day 1902 at 26 Jones Street Simkhovitch Mary Kingsbury 1938 Greenwich House Opens its Doors PDF New York W W Norton amp Company Retrieved 26 August 2016 Racioppi Paul 2002 Greenwich House Turns 100 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Davidson George March 14 2011 Early History of Greenwich House Board a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Salas Joe July 6 2016 Greenwich Village s LGBT History Around Every Corner No July 2016 Westview News Retrieved August 26 2016 Children s Safety Project Greenwich House Retrieved 26 August 2016 Miller Tom 10 November 2011 The First House on the Square Daytonian in Manhattan Retrieved 26 August 2016 Landmarks Preservation Committee Greenwich Village Historic District Designation Report PDF City of New York Parks Recreation and Cultural Affairs Administration Archived from the original PDF on 12 February 2017 Retrieved 26 August 2016 Gray Christopher Nov 1 1998 Barrow Street A Block That Reflects Greenwich Village s History The New York Times New York Times Retrieved 26 August 2016 Thornson Victoria 1995 OUR HISTORY Jane Hartsook 25th Anniversary Exhibition Catalogue Archived from the original PDF on 15 July 2013 Retrieved 26 August 2016 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Check url value help Landmark Preservation Committee 1969 Greenwich Village Historic District Designation Report PDF Retrieved 26 August 2016 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Briquelet Kate October 26 2014 Pastor to evict senior center to rent space for film crews New York Post Retrieved 26 August 2016 German Diez 90 head of G H M S piano program The Villager Newspaper Thevillager com 24 July 2014 Retrieved 16 September 2016 Stewart Andrew 3 March 2014 Oscars Frozen Songwriter Robert Lopez Becomes Youngest EGOT Winner Variety com Retrieved 16 September 2016 Best Places For Adult Music Classes In New York City Newyork cbslocal com Retrieved 16 September 2016 National Guild Home National Guild for Community Arts Education Nationalguild org Retrieved 16 September 2016 Anderson Jenny May 25 2011 Children s Aid Society Sells Greenwich Village Buildings New York Times Retrieved 26 August 2016 Child Abuse Tutorial Archived from the original on 2016 09 12 Retrieved 2016 08 26 Chira Susan August 14 1994 But What About the Children New York Times Retrieved 26 August 2016 Mission and Philosophy Greenwich House Greenwichhousepottery org Retrieved 16 September 2016 External links EditGreenwich House Records at Tamiment Library and Robert F Wagner Labor Archives at New York University Special Collections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greenwich House amp oldid 1135624906, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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