The Dakota - wikipedia The Dakota For other uses, see Dakota ( disambiguation ) and The Dakotas ( disambiguation ). Not to be confused with The Dakotas. The Dakota U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark NYC Landmark Facade of the Dakota Show map of New York City Show map of New York Show map of the US Show all Location 1 West 72nd Street New York, NY 10023 United States Coordinates Coordinates : 40 ° 46 ′ 35.74 '' N 73 ° 58 ′ 35.44 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.7765944 ° N 73.9765111 ° W ﻿ / 40.7765944 ; - 73.9765111 Built 1884 Architect Henry J. Hardenbergh Architectural style Renaissance, English Victorian NRHP reference # 72000869 Significant dates Added to NRHP April 26, 1972 Designated NHL December 8, 1976 Designated NYCL February 11, 1969 The Dakota, also known as Dakota Apartments, is a cooperative apartment building located on the northwest corner of 72nd Street and Central Park West in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. It was built in 1884 and is considered to be one of Manhattan 's most prestigious and exclusive cooperative residential buildings. The Dakota is famous as the home of former Beatle John Lennon from 1973 to his murder in the archway of the building in 1980. Contents 1 History 2 Features 3 Notable residents 4 Cultural significance 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links History The Dakota from Central Park, c. 1890 Main entrance, where John Lennon was shot The Dakota was constructed between October 25, 1880, and October 27, 1884. The architectural firm of Henry Janeway Hardenbergh was commissioned to create the design for Edward Clark, head of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. The firm also designed the Plaza Hotel. The Dakota was purportedly so named because at the time of construction, the area was sparsely inhabited and considered as remote in relation to the inhabited area of Manhattan as the Dakota Territory was. However, the earliest recorded appearance of this account is in a 1933 newspaper interview with the Dakota 's long - time manager, quoted in Christopher Gray 's book New York Streetscapes : `` Probably it was called ' Dakota ' because it was so far west and so far north ''. According to Gray, it is more likely that the building was named the Dakota because of Clark 's fondness for the names of the new western states and territories. The Dakota was designated a New York City Landmark in 1969. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1976. The Dakota 's façade was renovated in 2015. Features The Dakota c. 1890 ; at the time, this area of Manhattan was sparsely developed and remote from the core of the city 's population Elevation ( south, the front of the building ) The building 's high gables and deep roofs with a profusion of dormers, terracotta spandrels and panels, niches, balconies, and balustrades give it a German Renaissance character, an echo of a Hanseatic town hall. Nevertheless, its layout and floor plan betray a strong influence of French architectural trends in housing design that had become known in New York in the 1870s. High above the 72nd Street entrance, the face of a Dakota Indian keeps watch. The Dakota is square building, built around a central courtyard. The arched main entrance is a porte - cochère large enough for the horse - drawn carriages that once entered and allowed passengers to disembark sheltered from the weather. Many of these carriages were housed in a multi-story stable building built in two sections, 1891 -- 94, at the southwest corner of 77th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, where elevators lifted them to the upper floors. The `` Dakota Stables '' building was in operation as a garage until February 2007, when it was slated to be transformed by the Related Companies into a condominium residence. Since then, the large condominium building The Harrison occupies its spot. The general layout of the apartments is in the French style of the period, with all major rooms connected to each other, in enfilade, and also accessible from a hall or corridor. The arrangement allows a natural migration for guests from one room to another, especially on festive occasions, yet gives service staff discreet separate circulation patterns that offer service access to the main rooms. The principal rooms, such as parlors or the master bedroom, face the street, while the dining room, kitchen, and other auxiliary rooms are oriented toward the courtyard. Apartments thus are aired from two sides, which was a relative novelty in Manhattan at the time. Some of the drawing rooms are 49 ft ( 15 m ) long, and many of the ceilings are 14 ft ( 4.3 m ) high ; the floors are inlaid with mahogany, oak, and cherry. Originally, the Dakota had 65 apartments with 4 to 20 rooms, no two being alike. These apartments are accessed by staircases and elevators placed in the four corners of the courtyard. Separate service stairs and elevators serving the kitchens are located in mid-block. Built to cater to the well - to - do, the Dakota featured many amenities and a modern infrastructure that was exceptional for the time. The building has a large dining hall ; meals also could be sent up to the apartments by dumbwaiters. Electricity was generated by an in - house power plant, and the building has central heating. Beside servant quarters, there was a playroom and a gymnasium under the roof. In later years, these spaces on the tenth floor were converted into apartments. The Dakota property also contained a garden, private croquet lawns, and a tennis court behind the building between 72nd and 73rd Streets. All apartments were let before the building opened, but it was a long - term drain on the fortune of Clark, who died before it was completed, and his heirs. For the high society of Manhattan, it became fashionable to live in the building, or at least to rent an apartment there as a secondary city residence, and the Dakota 's success prompted the construction of many other luxury apartment buildings in Manhattan. An entrance to the 72nd Street station of the New York City Subway 's A, ​ B, and ​ C trains is outside the building. Notable residents Notable residents of the Dakota have included : This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Lauren Bacall, actress Harley Baldwin, real estate developer and art dealer Ward Bennett, architect and designer Leonard Bernstein, composer and conductor Connie Chung, newscaster Rosemary Clooney, singer, actress Harlan Coben, author Bob Crewe, songwriter, record producer, artist José Ferrer, actor Roberta Flack, singer Buddy Fletcher, businessman Charles Henri Ford, poet, artist and publisher Ruth Ford, actress Judy Garland, actress Lillian Gish, actress Paul Goldberger, architecture critic William Inge, playwright Boris Karloff, actor John Lennon, musician and composer ; murdered there in 1980 Sean Lennon, musician and composer Warner LeRoy, producer and restaurateur John Madden, football coach and commentator Frederick S. Mates, financier Albert Maysles, documentary filmmaker Joe Namath, football player Rudolf Nureyev, dancer Rosie O'Donnell, actress Patrick O'Neal, actor and restaurateur Yoko Ono, artist, widow of John Lennon Jack Palance, actor Ruth Porat, investment banker Maury Povich, television host Gilda Radner, comedian Rex Reed, critic Jason Robards, actor Jane Rosenthal, film producer Wilbur Ross, financier Robert Ryan, actor Harper Simon, musician and composer Archival photograph of the main entrance Although historically home to many creative or artistic people, the building and its co-op board of directors were criticized in 2005 by former resident Albert Maysles who attempted to sell his ownership to actors Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas, who were rejected. Maysles expressed his `` disappointment with the way the building seems to be changing '' by telling The New York Times : `` What 's so shocking is that the building is losing its touch with interesting people. More and more, they 're moving away from creative people and going toward people who just have the money. '' Even prior to this, Gene Simmons, Billy Joel, and Carly Simon were denied residency by the board. In 2002 the board rejected corrugated - cardboard magnate and Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York, Dennis Mehiel. Cultural significance The south entrance of the building was the location of the murder of John Lennon. It is prominently featured in Andrew Piddington 's 2006 film The Killing of John Lennon ; the Dakota was only used for exterior shots. In Roman Polanski 's 1968 film Rosemary 's Baby, the Dakota was used for exterior shots of `` The Bramford '', the apartment building where several of the characters live. References ^ Jump up to : National Park Service ( 2006 - 03 - 15 ). `` National Register Information System ''. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. ^ Jump up to : `` Dakota Apartments ''. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Jump up ^ Brockmann, Jorg et al. ( 2002 ), One Thousand New York Buildings, pp. 342 -- 343., p. 342, at Google Books Jump up ^ The superintendent of the construction of the Dakota Building was George Henry Griebel, born and trained in Berlin, Prussia, and Karl Jacobson, who were hired as architects for the project. `` Griebel also designed and supervised buildings for the Clark Estate for a period of eighteen years after building the Dakota Building including the Singer Manufacturing Company Office Building on Third Avenue and Sixteenth Street, fourteen houses on West Eighty - fifth St, a row of houses on West Seventy - fourth Street ; both being near Columbus Ave, the Barnett Store, Columbus and Seventy - fourth St and many others. '' Jump up ^ Gray, Christopher. New York Streetscapes. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. pp. 326 -- 328. ISBN 0 - 8109 - 4441 - 3. Jump up ^ Birmingham, Stephen. ( 1996 ). Life at the Dakota : New York 's Most Unusual Address, pp. 130 - 131. Jump up ^ Carolyn Pitts ( August 10, 1976 ). `` National Register of Historic Places Inventory : Dakota Apartments '' ( PDF ). National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2009. and Accompanying photos, exterior, undated ( 1.65 MB ) Jump up ^ `` The Iconic Dakota, Built in 1884, Is Getting Some Work Done ''. Curbed NY. ^ Jump up to : `` New York Architecture Photos : Dakota Apartments ''. NewYorkitecture. ^ Jump up to : NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission designation report Jump up ^ Christopher Gray : `` Streetscapes : The Dakota Stables ; A ' Soft - Site ' Garage on the Booming West Side '', The New York Times, May 24, 1987 accessed December 7, 2010. Jump up ^ Google ( May 12, 2015 ). `` Street view of The Dakota '' ( Map ). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 12, 2015. Jump up ^ `` MTA Neighborhood Maps : Upper West Side '' ( PDF ). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015. ^ Jump up to : Bellafante, Ginia ( February 24, 2005 ). `` At Home With Lauren Bacall ''. The New York Times. Retrieved April 7, 2015. Jump up ^ New York Observer June 29, 1992. Jump up ^ `` Ward Bennett, 85, Dies ; Designed With American Style '', The New York Times August 16, 2003. Jump up ^ `` Buy Leonard Bernstein 's Dakota Apartment for Only 25.5 Million '' November 5, 2006. ^ Jump up to : Appleton, Kate. `` Landmarks : The Dakota ''. New York Magazine website. Retrieved December 30, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Life at the Dakota '', Stephen Birmingham, 1979. Jump up ^ `` Thriller at the Dakota ! Harlan Coben 's Discounted Duplex '', The New York Observer, April 21, 2010. Jump up ^ Mitchell, James A. `` It was All Right : Mitch Ryder 's Life in Music, '' Wayne State University Press, 2008, p. 49 Jump up ^ `` Life at the Dakota '', Stephen Birmingham, 1979. Jump up ^ Elder, Roberta Flack interview, The Sydney Mordning Herald, January 28, 2009 accessed January 20, 2010. Jump up ^ New York Post ^ Jump up to : `` Upper West Side Butler Inherits Two Apartments in the Dakota ''. DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Homesteading at the Dakota, '' The New York Times, July 27, 2010, p. R -- 2 ; Ruth P. Smith 's apartment was once the home of Lillian Gish. ^ Jump up to : `` Here at the Dakota, '' `` New York Magazine '', June 18, 1979, page 44. Jump up ^ Business Insider Jump up ^ Haughney, Christine ( December 6, 2010 ). `` Sharing the Dakota With John Lennon ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ Luxury Listings NYC Jump up ^ `` John Madden 's Dakota Co-op Returns to Market for $3.9 M ''. Curbed NY. Jump up ^ Birmingham, Stephen ( 1 April 1996 ). Life at the Dakota : New York 's Most Unusual Address. Syracuse University Press. p. 192. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8156 - 0338 - 2. Jump up ^ Rosenblum, Constance ( August 2, 2009 ). `` A Life in Pictures : Albert Maysles ''. The New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Joe Namath Looses Some Of His Padding '', New York Daily News, February 21, 2000. Jump up ^ The contents of Rudolf Nureyev 's Dakota apartment fetched almost $8 million in a two - day sale at Christie 's ( `` Nureyev Auction Tops Estimates '', The New York Times, January 15, 1995 ). Jump up ^ `` Moon New York Walks, '' Moon Travel Guides, Avalon Publishing, 2017 Jump up ^ http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/actor-restaurateur-patrick-oneal-at-table-with-family-news-photo/72403808?#actorrestaurateur-patrick-oneal-at-table-with-family-during-a-party-picture-id72403808 Jump up ^ Business Insider Jump up ^ Stephen Birmingham, Life at the Dakota : New York 's most unusual address 1996 : 85. Jump up ^ `` A Morning at the Dakota '', The Washington Post February 19, 2008. Jump up ^ Business Insider Jump up ^ `` We lived in the legendary Dakota apartment building and held each other tight on the night John Lennon was killed. '' ( Radner, It 's Always Something ). Jump up ^ A Morning at the Dakota ``, `` The Washington Post '' February 19, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Who 's Killing Betsey ? '', `` New York Magazine '' May 13, 1996. Jump up ^ `` The Actor 's Letter ''. Chicago Reader. Jump up ^ Wilks, Jon ( December 28, 2009 ). `` Harper Simon Interview ''. TimeOut. Retrieved September 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Neuman, William ( June 19, 2005 ). `` New Co-op for Soup Executive ''. The New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2010. Jump up ^ Tony Schwartz. `` Plan by Nixon to Buy Co-op in City Is Opposed by Some Other Owners : Board Vote Called Favorable. '' The New York Times, August 1, 1979. Jump up ^ Albin Krebs. `` Notes on People : Dakota Blocks Billy Joel 's Bid to Buy Apartment. '' The New York Times, June 28, 1980. Jump up ^ `` Carly Simon Sues For Flat Deposit '', BBC News, September 29, 2003. Jump up ^ Max Abelson. `` Dakota - Spurned Cardboard Magnate Mehiel Asking $35 M. for Carhart Mansion Duplex. '' The New York Observer, August 12, 2008. Further reading The Dakota in the snow Cardinal. : `` The Dakota Apartments : Vintage Articles of the World 's Most Famous Apartment Building '', Campfire Publishing, 2013 Cardinal. : `` The Dakota Scrapbook, Campfire Publishing, 2014 Cardinal. : `` The Dakota Apartments : A Pictorial History of New York 's Legendary Landmark, Campfire Publishing, 2015 Cardinal. : `` A Grand Tour of the Dakota Apartments : A Journey Through Time of the Interior & Exterior of New York 's Legendary Landmark, Campfire Publishing, 2015 Birmingham, S. : Life at the Dakota, Syracuse University Press. Reprint edition, 1996. ISBN 0 - 8156 - 0338 - X. Originally published by Random House, 1979, ISBN 0 - 394 - 41079 - 3. Brockmann, Jorg and Bill Harris. ( 2002 ). One Thousand New York Buildings. New York : Black Dog & Leventhal. ISBN 9781579122379 ; OCLC 48619292 Schoenauer, N. : 6,000 Years of Housing, 3rd ed., pp. 335 -- 336, W.W. Norton & Co., 2001. ISBN 0 - 393 - 73120 - 0. Van Pelt, D. Leslie 's History of the Greater New York, Volume III New York : Arkell Publishing Company 110 Fifth Avenue, 1898, L.A. Williams Publishing and Engraving Company. Encyclopedia of Biography and Genealogy, vol. III pp. 656. Jarrett Schaefer `` Chapter 27 '' Paramount Films, 2007 External links Media related to The Dakota at Wikimedia Commons Works related to The Dakota at Wikisource The Dakota : New York 's First Luxury Apartment Building, New York Observer Upper West Side / Central Park West, Historic District Designation Report, Volume 1 : Essays / Architects ' Appendix, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, April 24, 1990 U.S. National Register of Historic Places in New York Topics Contributing property Keeper of the Register Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Property types Lists by county Albany Allegany Bronx Broome Cattaraugus Cayuga Chautauqua Chemung Chenango Clinton Columbia Cortland Delaware Dutchess Erie Essex Franklin Fulton Genesee Greene Hamilton Herkimer Jefferson Kings ( Brooklyn ) Lewis Livingston Madison Monroe Montgomery Nassau New York ( Manhattan ) Niagara Oneida Onondaga Ontario Orange Orleans Oswego Otsego Putnam Queens Rensselaer Richmond ( Staten Island ) Rockland Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie Schuyler Seneca St. Lawrence Steuben Suffolk Sullivan Tioga Tompkins Ulster Warren Washington Wayne Westchester Northern Southern Wyoming Yates Lists by city Albany Buffalo New Rochelle New York City Bronx Brooklyn Queens Staten Island Manhattan Below 14th St. 14th -- 59th St. 59th -- 110th St. Above 110th St. Minor islands Niagara Falls Peekskill Poughkeepsie Rhinebeck Rochester Syracuse Yonkers Other lists Bridges and tunnels National Historic Landmarks Category : National Register of Historic Places in New York ( state ) Portal : National Register of Historic Places Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Dakota&oldid=834559667 '' Categories : Henry Janeway Hardenbergh buildings John Lennon National Historic Landmarks in Manhattan Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan Residential buildings in Manhattan Condominiums and housing cooperatives in Manhattan Central Park West Historic District Residential buildings completed in 1884 Apartment buildings in New York City Upper West Side Clark family Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from June 2012 Wikipedia page with obscure country or subdivision Coordinates on Wikidata Pages using New York City Subway service templates Dynamic lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Español Euskara فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Lietuvių Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Português Русский Suomi Svenska Українська 中文 13 more Edit links This page was last edited on 6 April 2018, at 11 : 31. 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Question: where is the dakota building in new york
Answer: on the northwest corner of 72nd Street and Central Park West in the Upper West Side of Manhattan