45 West 81st Street was built in 1922, designed by Sugarman & Hess in neo-Moorish/Spanish Renaissance style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.
- Name: Excelsior Hotel, Standish Hall
- Location: 45 West 81st Street
- Year Completed: 1922
- Architect: Sugarman & Hess
- Style: neo-Moorish/Spanish Renaissance
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation Report
- NY Times: Streetscapes/The North Side of West 81st Street, Between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue; Across From the Rose Center, a High-Rise Universe
- Google Map
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A trio of early 1900s apartment buildings along West 81st Street, facing the landmark American Museum of Natural History.
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45 West 81st Street, Excelsior Hotel, was built in 1922, designed by Sugarman & Hess in neo-Moorish/Spanish Renaissance style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.
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45 West 81st Street, Excelsior Hotel, was built in 1922, designed by Sugarman & Hess in neo-Moorish/Spanish Renaissance style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.
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45 West 81st Street, Excelsior Hotel, was built in 1922, designed by Sugarman & Hess in neo-Moorish/Spanish Renaissance style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.
All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken July 2021
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