One of the city’s few remaining “bachelor flats” buildings, built at a time when unmarried men were considered less-desirable as tenants. Like other apartment hotels, the individual units had no kitchens. Residents were expected to take their meals in the eighth floor dining room. The building’s stonework is unusual in that each spandrel is unique.
- Name: Wilbraham
- Location: 1 West 30th Street
- Year Completed: 1890
- Architect: D. & J. Jardine
- Style: Romanesque Revival
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation Report
- Wikipedia: The Wilbraham
- Daytonian in Manhattan: The 1890 Romanesque Wilbraham Hotel — 1 West 30th Street
- Google Map
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The Wilbraham – SE corner
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Fifth Avenue facade.
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The stone says “Wilbraham” – canopy says “Wilbrahan”
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Storefront arch.
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Spandrals (decorative panels between windows) are all different.
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The Wilbraham – corner detail.
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The Wilbraham – corner detail.
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The Wilbraham – corner detail.
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The Wilbraham – cast iron detail.
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The Wilbraham – pillar detail.
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The Wilbraham – pillar detail.
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Wider spandrels on Fifth Avenue facade.
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All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken February 2013 with Canon Rebel T3i