Margaret Sanger Clinic

Margaret Sanger Clinic
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Location:	17 West 16th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Built:	1846
Architect:	Edward Mesier
Architectural style:	Greek Revival
Governing body:	private owner
NRHP Reference#:	93001599
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:	September 14, 1993
Designated NHL:	September 14, 1993[1]

In the Margaret Sanger Clinic, discreetly housed in a brick townhouse at 17 West 16th Street, New York City, (Edward Mesier, architect, 1846), Margaret Sanger promoted safe, harmless contraception from 1930 to 1973.^[2] Margaret Sanger whose close friend Otto Bobsein is credited with first using the term "birth control"^[1] in 1914, had over 30 nurses assisting patients and training other medical practitioners.

The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.^[1][3][4][5]

It is now privately owned.

See also

• Birth control movement in the United States

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Margaret Sanger Clinic". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-15. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2157&ResourceType=Building. 
2. ^ Places Where Women Made History: Margaret Sanger Clinic, at National Park Service
3. ^ Margaret Sanger Clinic, National Historic Landmark writeup^{[dead link]}
4. ^ ["Margaret Sanger Clinic" September 27, 1989, by Page Putnam MillerPDF (723 KB) "National Register of Historic Places Registration"]. National Park Service. 1993. "Margaret Sanger Clinic" September 27, 1989, by Page Putnam MillerPDF (723 KB). 
5. ^ [Margaret Sanger Clinic--Accompanying 2 photos, exterior, from 1989.PDF (482 KB) "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination"]. National Park Service. 1993. Margaret Sanger Clinic--Accompanying 2 photos, exterior, from 1989.PDF (482 KB). 

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Coordinates: 40°44′17″N 73°59′36″W / 40.73812°N 73.993199°W / 40.73812; -73.993199