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==Structures== [[File:Morgan_Library_&_Museum,_New_York_2017_02.jpg|thumb|[[The Morgan Library & Museum]]]] The neighborhood is home to [[St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral]], [[Stern College for Women]] of [[Yeshiva University]], the [[Morgan Library & Museum]], [[Scandinavia House–The Nordic Center in America]], The Mexican Cultural Institute of New York, and the [[Union League Club of New York]]. Just outside Murray Hill's western border is the Art Deco skyscraper at [[10 East 40th Street]]. The [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]] has designated several buildings in Murray Hill as landmarks, including [[2 Park Avenue]], [[275 Madison Avenue]], the [[Daily News Building]], the [[Madison Belmont Building]], and the [[Socony–Mobil Building]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nyclpc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=93a88691cace4067828b1eede432022b|title=Discover New York City Landmarks |publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission |via=[[ArcGIS]] |access-date= December 21, 2019}}</ref> The [[Whitney Museum of American Art]] opened a branch gallery at the [[Altria Group|Philip Morris]] headquarters opposite [[Grand Central Terminal]] in April 1983;<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brenson |first=Michael |date=April 4, 1983 |title=Whitney At Philip Morris Set To Open |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/04/arts/whitney-at-philip-morris-set-to-open.html |access-date=June 28, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> it closed in January 2008, after 25 years. For some 60 years until 2017, the neighborhood had been home to ''[[National Review]]'', the conservative journal of opinion founded by [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], most of that time at 150 East 35th Street and 215 Lexington Avenue at 33rd Street.<ref name=NR2017/> 150 East 35th Street was purchased by Yeshiva University.<ref>Sheidlower, Noah. [https://www.untappedcities.com/secrets-murray-hill-manhattan/ "Top 18 Secrets of Murray Hill, Manhattan"] Untapped New York, November 4, 2022. Accessed March 31, 2025. "Yeshiva University purchased 150 East 35th Street, which was the former headquarters of the ''National Review'', founded by William F. Buckley, Jr. Along with a location on Lexington Avenue, the National Review operated out of the East 35th Street location for a few decades."</ref> === Historic district === <!--[[Murray Hill Historic District]] redirects here--> In 2002, the [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]] created the '''Murray Hill Historic District.'''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kinetz|first=Erika|date=May 5, 2002|title=Neighborhood Report: Murray Hill; Are They Eager Beavers or Just Nosy Parkers?|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/05/nyregion/neighborhood-report-murray-hill-are-they-eager-beavers-or-just-nosy-parkers.html|access-date=May 17, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The original district consists of 71 rowhouses, three apartments, a church, and an office within two non-contiguous areas.<ref name="NYCL (2002) p. 4">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|2002|ps=.|p=4}}</ref> The district was extended in 2004 to encompass 12 additional buildings in two areas, one of which directly abuts both of the original historic district areas.<ref name="NYCL (2004) p. 4">{{harvnb|Landmarks Preservation Commission|2004|ps=.|p=4}}</ref> The expanded city historic district includes properties on both sides of 35th through 38th Streets between Park and Lexington Avenues.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 30, 2004|title=Murray Hill Historic District Map|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/HistoricDistrictMaps/Manhattan/murray_hill.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217221320/http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/HistoricDistrictMaps/Manhattan/murray_hill.pdf |archive-date=2017-02-17 |url-status=live|access-date=May 17, 2021|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission}}</ref> The [[National Park Service]] also added the Murray Hill Historic District to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2003, with 88 contributing and 12 non-contributing properties.<ref name="NPS (2003) p. 3">{{harvnb|National Park Service|2003|ps=.|p=3}}</ref> The NRHP district was extended in 2013 with another 150 contributing and 21 non-contributing buildings. The NRHP district's expansion includes several structures built in the 1940s and 1950s, as well as rowhouse with facade modifications. The expanded NRHP district includes about 16 blocks bounded by Madison Avenue, 34th Street, Third Avenue, and 40th Street.<ref name="NPS (2013) p. 3">{{harvnb|National Park Service|2013|ps=.|p=3}}</ref>
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