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Aerial view of southern Central Park in September 2014
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Type | Urban park |
Location | Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
Coordinates | 40°46′56″N 73°57′55″W / 40.78222°N 73.96528°W / 40.78222; -73.96528 |
Area | 843 acres (341 ha; 1.317 sq mi; 3.41 km2) |
Created | 1857–1876 |
Owned by | NYC Parks |
Operated by | Central Park Conservancy |
Visitors | about 42 million annually |
Open | 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. |
Public transit access | Subway and bus; see "Public transport" |
Architect | Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903), Calvert Vaux (1824–1895) |
NRHP reference No. | 66000538 |
NYSRHP No. | 06101.000663 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[3] |
Designated NHL | May 23, 1963 |
Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980[1] |
Designated NYCL | March 26, 1974[2] |
Central Park | |
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Aerial view of southern Central Park in September 2014
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|
Type | Urban park |
Location | Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
Coordinates | 40°46′56″N 73°57′55″W / 40.78222°N 73.96528°W / 40.78222; -73.96528 |
Area | 843 acres (341 ha; 1.317 sq mi; 3.41 km2) |
Created | 1857–1876 |
Owned by | NYC Parks |
Operated by | Central Park Conservancy |
Visitors | about 42 million annually |
Open | 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. |
Public transit access | Subway and bus; see "Public transport" |
Architect | Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903), Calvert Vaux (1824–1895) |
NRHP reference No. | 66000538 |
NYSRHP No. | 06101.000663 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[3] |
Designated NHL | May 23, 1963 |
Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980[1] |
Designated NYCL | March 26, 1974[2] |