Since 1965, New York City's Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC) has listed over 37,900 buildings and sites, overwhelmingly located in 156 historic districts. While official landmark criteria have not changed, designation reports reveal shifting narratives of place and race. I examine historic placemaking in Black-identified districts, focusing on how designation rationales have evolved. Evidence comes from four predominantly Black historic districts, contextualized by comparison with similar cases. In 1967, the designation of St. Nicholas or ‘Striver's Row’ stressed notable architectural histories while regarding race as a secondary issue. After memorializing the African Burial Ground in 1993, Black district reports increasingly included cultural histories of racial justice. In 2011, Addisleigh Park illustrated the broadened approach, featuring the distinctive single-family homes and the Black celebrities who challenged restrictive racial covenants to live there. In 2018, another shift began with Central Harlem's extensive report and online story map, juxtaposing the built heritage with the Harlem Renaissance and Civil Rights movements. This designation foreshadowed the LPC's ‘equity framework’ of 2021, prioritizing racial inclusion and civil rights. Thus, I argue that antiracist activism has repeatedly driven LPC policy shifts toward greater social diversity in the historic places of New York City.

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保护的颜色：纽约市的黑色历史场所营造

自 1965 年以来，纽约市地标保护委员会 (LPC) 已列出了 37,900 多座建筑物和遗址，其中绝大多数位于 156 个历史街区。虽然官方的地标标准没有改变，但指定报告揭示了地点和种族的叙述不断变化。我研究了黑人认同地区的历史场所营造，重点关注指定理由的演变。证据来自四个以黑人为主的历史街区，并通过与类似案例的比较来结合背景。 1967 年，圣尼古拉斯街或“奋斗者街”的命名强调了著名的建筑历史，同时将种族问题视为次要问题。 1993 年纪念非洲墓地后，布莱克区的报告越来越多地纳入种族正义的文化历史。 2011 年，阿迪斯利公园展示了这种更广泛的做法，以独特的单户住宅和挑战限制性种族契约居住在那里的黑人名人为特色。 2018 年，另一个转变开始于中央哈莱姆区的广泛报道和在线故事地图，将建筑遗产与哈莱姆区文艺复兴和民权运动并列。这一指定预示了 LPC 2021 年的“公平框架”，优先考虑种族包容和公民权利。因此，我认为反种族主义行动主义一再推动 LPC 政策转向纽约市历史名胜更大的社会多样性。