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NYC / Bronx / 860 Grand Concourse

860 Grand Concourse, designed by Charles Kremborg, is an Art Deco landmark of the Grand Concourse Historic District. Name: 860 Grand Concourse Location: 860 Grand Concourse Year Completed: 1941 Architect: Charles Kremborg Style: Art Deco NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation Report National Register of Historic Places: Nomination Form Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth […]

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NYC / Bronx / Noonan Plaza Apartments

Noonan Plaza Apartments, designed by Horace Ginsbern and Marvin Fine, are Art Deco landmarks in the Highbridge section of The Bronx. Name: Noonan Plaza Apartments Location: 105-149 West 168th Street, 1231-1245 Nelson Avenue, 1232-1244 Ogden Avenue Year Completed: 1931 Architect: Horace Ginsbern and Marvin Fine Style: Art Deco NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation Report Google

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NYC / Bronx / 1212 Grand Concourse

1212 Grand Concourse, an Art Deco apartment building, was erected in 1937 to plans by Horace Ginsbern. It is the northernmost structure of the Grand Concourse Historic District. Name: 1212 Grand Concourse Location: 1212 Grand Concourse Year Completed: 1937 Architect: Horace Ginsbern Style: Art Deco NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation Report National Register of Historic

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Richmond / Virginia Department of Transportation

Virginia Department of Transportation Building, aka Virginia Department of Highways Building and State Highway Commission Building, was erected in 1939. The T-shaped structure is joined to its Annex with a skybridge over Old 14th Street. Carneal, Johnston & Wright designed the building in a style described alternately as “Stripped Classicism,” “WPA Modern,” or Art Deco.

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Richmond / Corner Lofts

The Corner Lofts is seven interconnected buildings formerly known as the Wedge at Courtyard Lofts. The former commercial buildings were erected between 1866 and 1875, and are part of the Shockoe Slip Historic District. They were gutted and converted to apartments in 2006. Name:  The Corner Lofts Location: 1321-1/2 East Main Street Year Completed:  1866-1875,

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Richmond / Cokesbury Apartments

Cokesbury Apartments, originally built as Methodist Publishing House in 1921, is part of the Grace Street Commercial Historic District. The street-level retail space is still used as a book store. A deep bracketed cornice is one of the building’s distinguishing features. Architectural historians and critics note that this building is a near-duplicate of the Quirk

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Richmond / Williams House

Williams House, aka Jones-Williams House, was built for William Henry Jones, a tobacco merchant, in 1891. Marion J. Dimmock designed the building in Richardsonian Romanesque style, using James River granite. Jones sold the house to A. D. Williams in 1899. Richmond Professional Institute acquired the property in 1952, and it is now part of the

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Richmond / Morgan Fountain

Morgan Fountain, centerpiece of Shockoe Slip Plaza and Shockoe Slip Historic District, was donated by Charles S. Morgan “In memory of one who loved animals.” The fountain’s lower basin was intended as a watering trough for horses. It was constructed at a time when horses still transported people and goods. Name:  Morgan Fountain Location:  Shockoe

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