Roughly bounded by York Ave., E. Seventy-seventh St., Franklin D. Roosevelt Dr., and E. Seventy-ninth St., New York, New York. County/parish: New York.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 15, 1994. NRIS 86003823.
18 contributing buildings.
The Cherokee Apartments (formerly the East River Homes and the Shively Sanitary Tenements) is a four-building apartment complex on 507–523 East 77th Street and 508–522 East 78th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Constructed in 1912 as a residence for people with tuberculosis and their families, the buildings were designed by Henry Atterbury Smith. They incorporated architectural features such as floor-to-ceiling windows, balconies, and interior courtyards that were designed to aid ailing residents. The buildings have terra cotta and brick facades with green tile roofs. Each building has a central courtyard connected to the street by vaulted passages lined with Guastavino tile.
The complex was converted into regular rental apartments in 1924, and later became a co-op. It became a New York City designated landmark in 1985, and the buildings are also contributing properties to a National Register of Historic Places district.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319407