1520 Sedgwick Avenue

1520 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, United States

Opened 1967 landmark Roots & Precursors Old School

Designated a New York State landmark in 2007; added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2024 as the 'birthplace of hip-hop'.

Key residents (DJs, promoters, regulars)2

Key events here 1

1973

Aug 11, 1973

DJ Kool Herc's back-to-school party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue

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External

wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1520_Sedgwick_Avenue

Citations 2

B
Wikipedia — 1520 Sedgwick Avenue Retrieved 2026-05-24.
A
National Park Service — 1520 Sedgwick Avenue (National Register of Historic Places) Retrieved 2026-05-24.