Washington Heights
This
is the area from West 181st Street near the George Washington Bridge to
West 155th Street and the enormous, Gothic Revival, Church of the Intercession.
It is bordered by Fort Washington Park and the Hudson River to the West
where Audubon Terrace, located on 156th Street, is home to the Hispanic
Society of America, the American Numismatic Society, and the American Academy
of Arts and Letters. High Bridge Park and Harlem River mark its eastern
border. Here, you will find The Morris-Jumel Mansion, headquarters for
George Washington during the Revolutionary War, which is the last colonial
residence in Manhattan and Sylvan Terrace, a cobblestone lined street with
historic wooden row houses. Washington Heights was home to such greats
as Duke Ellington, Thurgood Marshall, W.E.B. DuBois, and Roy Wilkins .
Express trains will get you to mid-town in 15 minutes. Apartments are predominantly
pre-war and spacious. Apartments for rent and for sale here are some of
the lowest in Manhattan.
See also transportation and schools for
Washington Heights.
