Dunbar Apartments, Matthew Henson Apartment, 246 West One-hundred-fiftieth Street, New York, New York County, NY

Significance: As trailblazer for the arctic expedition led by Robert E. Repry, black explorer Matthew A. Henson became the first known person to reach the North pole, April 6, 1909. Henson lived in apartment 3F of the Dunbar complex from 1929-1955.

Survey number: HABS NY-5697-A

Building/structure dates: 1928 Initial Construction

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 75001207

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1928 - 1980

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