Located in a brilliantly re-imagined 19th century architectural gem, the Harlem Stage Gatehouse, may well provide you with the most wonderful evening of arts and architecture that you've never experienced in New York City!
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The Gatehouse
In 1981, The Gatehouse, a key operations center for the Croton Aqueduct water system, designed by Frederick S. Cook and completed in 1890, was designated a New York City landmark; two years later it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1989, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection took the building out of service.
Now this extraordinary building has been transformed into a state-of-the-art, flexible-space home for the arts. Re-imagined by Ohlhausen Dubois Architects, working with Wank Adams Slavin Associates, and the theater design firm Harvey Marshall Berling Associate, the building is Harlem Stage's exciting new home.
With particular sensitivty to the architectural gem that exists independent of the wonderful performance that takes place within its halls, the Gatehouse architects meticulously restored elements of the original structure, providing theater-goers with an opportunity to savor the high level of design and craft with which the city built more than a century ago. The expanded facility, incorporating a generously scaled terrace to the south, at once preserves the past, addresses the needs of the present, and prepares a community for the future.
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Getting Here
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The Gatehouse is located at 150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street across from Aaron Davis Hall.
Aaron Davis Hall (a three theater complex) is located on the campus of The City College of New York, between West 133rd and 135th Street on Convent Avenue.
Directions
By Bus
FFrom the east side: M-101, M-100 to 135th St. & Amsterdam Ave.
From the west side: M-11 to 135th St. and Amsterdam Avenue; M-4, M-5 to 135th St. and Broadway.
Walk east one block to Convent and 135th Street. Entrance of both the Gatehouse and Aaron Davis Hall are located on Convent Ave.
By Subway
1 to 137th Street at Broadway. Walk south to 135th Street and walk east two blocks to Convent Ave. and 135th Street. The entrances to both the Gatehouse and Aaron Davis Hall are located on Convent Ave.
A, B, C, D to 125th Street at St. Nicholas Avenue. Walk east one block to Morningside Drive. and 125th Street. Walk north to 135th Street and Convent Ave (Morningside Drive. turns into Convent Ave. past 127th Street). Entrance of both the Gatehouse and Aaron Davis Hall are located on Convent Ave.
By Car
From 125th Street turn north onto Morningside Drive, which becomes Convent Avenue at 127th Street and continue to The Gatehouse or Aaron Davis Hall entrance at 135th Street.
Parking
Limited parking is available, on performance days, on the south campus, directly behind Aaron Davis Hall at the corner of West 133rd Street and Convent Avenue.
Accessibility
The Gatehouse
The Gatehouse is fully accessible for patrons with mobility challenges. Entrance to the building is located on Convent Ave. via ramp located on West 135th Street. One lift is located in the tower that can transport patrons to theater level. Seating is available for wheelchair bound patrons.
Two restrooms are easily accessible from the main entrance lobby.
Aaron Davis Hall
The Marian Anderson Theater and Theater B in Aaron Davis Hall are fully accessible for patrons with mobility challenges. The entrance to the building is through the primary entrance on Convent Ave. between West 135th and 133rd Streets. No elevator is needed to get to the theaters. Both theaters are accessible for patrons who are wheelchair bound.
One restroom is easily accessible from the main entrance lobby.
