170 West 78th Street, aka The Orchid, was built in 1890 and designed by Higgs & Rooke. The Flemish/Romanesque Revival building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Name: Orchid Location: 170 West 78th Street Year Completed: 1890 Architect: Higgs & Rooke Style: Flemish/Romanesque Revival NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation Report […]
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59 West 76th Street, aka Sylvia Apartments, erected in 1890, was designed by Edward L. Angell in Renaissance Revival style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Name: Sylvia Location: 59 West 76th Street Year Completed: 1890 Architect: Edward L. Angell Style: Renaissance Revival NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation
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Chloe, 55 West 76th Street, built in 1890, was designed by Edward L. Angell in Renaissance Revival style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Name: Chloe Location: 55 West 76th Street Year Completed: 1890 Architect: Edward L. Angell Style: Renaissance Revival NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation Report Google
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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.
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