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Rockefeller Center is a large complex consisting of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres between 48th and 51st Streets in New York City. Commissioned by the Rockefeller family, it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan.

Area: 9 ha

Added to NRHP: 23 December 1987

Architect: Raymond Hood

Architectural styles: Modern architecture, Art Deco

Did you know: Described as among one of the greatest projects of the Great Depression era, Rockefeller Center was declared a New York City landmark in 1985 and a National Historic Landmark in 1987.