214 West 80th Street, Apthorp Motor Car Company garage, was built in 1906 to serve as a new car showroom and service garage. The dealership failed, but the garage lives on. Name: Apthorp Motor Car Company garage Location: 214 West 80th Street Year Completed: 1906 Architect: C.B. Brun Style: Beaux-Arts H. Grossman Master’s Thesis: MANHATTAN […]
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205-207 West 77th Street is among the city buildings designed by politically-connected Horgan & Slattery team. Originally built for horse-drawn equipment, the firehouse has been modified to support heavier modern trucks. Name: Engine Co. 74 and Hook & Ladder 25 Location: 205-207 West 77th Street Year Completed: 1901 Architect: Horgan & Slattery Style: Italianate, Beaux-Arts
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101 West 80th Street, aka Warwick Arms, built in 1898, was designed by Henry F. Cook in Beaux-Arts style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Name: Warwick Arms Location: 101 West 80th Street Year Completed: 1898 Architect: Henry F. Cook Style: Beaux-Arts NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation Report
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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. Name: Galaxy Location: 51 West 81st Street Year Completed: 1905 Architect: Frederick C. Brown Style: Beaux-Arts NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation
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11 West 81 Street was erected in 1908. It was designed by Schickel & Ditmars in Beaux-Arts style, and is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. The building is directly across the street from Rose Center for Earth and Space – formerly known as the Hayden Planetarium. Name: Hayden House Location:
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530 East Main Street, aka Eskimo Pie Building, Atlantic Life Insurance Company Building, and Chamber of Commerce Building, is scarred from cornice repairs that destroyed distinctive terra cotta ornamentation. The building is part of the Fifth and Main Historic District. Name: 530 East Main Street, aka Atlantic Life Insurance Company Building, Eskimo Building, Eskimo Pie
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