Margaret Sanger Clinic
- Style
- Greek Revival
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The Margaret Sanger Clinic at 17 West 16th Street was built in 1846 as a Greek Revival rowhouse and later became the site of the Clinical Research Bureau, where Margaret Sanger and her successors provided contraceptive services and conducted birth control research from 1930 to 1973. It was designated a New York City Landmark in 1976 for its architecture and a National Historic Landmark in 1993 for its association with Sanger.
the building
Rounded projecting bay. The 3.5-story brick building has a two-bay facade with a dormered gable roof; its left bay is a locally rare rounded projecting bay with paired sash windows set in brownstone sills and lintels.
Recessed entrance. The main entrance sits in the right bay, recessed under a brownstone surround with a projecting modillioned cornice.
the style
The building is part of a series of Greek Revival rowhouses on the north side of West 16th Street, and was landmarked in 1976 specifically for that Greek Revival architecture.
More on Greek Revivalsignificance
Designated a New York City Landmark in 1976 and a National Historic Landmark in 1993 for its role as the site of Margaret Sanger's birth control clinic and research bureau.
nearby
- Bank of the Metropolis
- Church of the Holy Communion Rectory
- Lincoln Building
- Gorham Manufacturing Company Building
- Forbes Building
- First Presbyterian Church