51 West 81st Street, aka The Galaxy, was erected in 1905. It was designed by Frederick C. Brown in Beaux-Arts style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.
- Name: Galaxy
- Location: 51 West 81st Street
- Year Completed: 1905
- Architect: Frederick C. Brown
- Style: Beaux-Arts
- 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
- City Realty: Carter Horsley review
- 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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51 West 81st Street, aka The Galaxy, was erected in 1905. It was designed by Frederick C. Brown in Beaux-Arts style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.
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51 West 81st Street, aka The Galaxy, was erected in 1905. It was designed by Frederick C. Brown in Beaux-Arts style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.
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51 West 81st Street, aka The Galaxy, was erected in 1905. It was designed by Frederick C. Brown in Beaux-Arts style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.
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51 West 81st Street, aka The Galaxy, was erected in 1905. It was designed by Frederick C. Brown in Beaux-Arts style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.
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51 West 81st Street, aka The Galaxy, was erected in 1905. It was designed by Frederick C. Brown in Beaux-Arts style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.
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51 West 81st Street, aka The Galaxy, was erected in 1905. It was designed by Frederick C. Brown in Beaux-Arts 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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