Designated: June 25, 2024 The 1 Wall Street Banking Room interior of the Irving Trust and Bank Company is best known as the Red Room for the glorious and electrifying abstract mosaic decoration, designed by Hildreth Meiere, which defines the space. Meiere, who was recognized by her colleagues at the AIA as a Master of […]
Designed: June 4, 2024 Designed by Skillman and Farnsworth, and built 1881-1883, The Temple Court Building was a pioneer in “tall office building” construction, one of the city’s first “fire proof” structures, and an early experiment in the skyscraper form. Its nine levels of historic galleries showcase ornate ironwork and arched doors and windows. The […]
Designated: November 9, 2021 *The first-floor lobby has a T-shaped plan, consisting of the East 35th and East 36th Street foyers, a through-block arcade, and a perpendicular elevator hall. The arcade and entrance foyers have highly polished marble walls, patterned terrazzo floors, and gilded plaster ceilings inspired by Renaissance, Baroque, and 18th English sources. Each […]
Interior Designated: August 6, 1985 The interior of the Ambassador Theater survives today as one of the historic theater interiors that symbolize American theater for both New York and the nation. Built shortly after the end of World War I, the Ambassador was among the numerous theaters constructed by the Shubert Organization, to the designs […]
The interior of Dollar Savings Bank, the first thrift institution to be organized in The Bronx, is a monumental classicizing Art Deco design. The building was initially constructed in 1932-33 as the bank’s Fordham branch office, then enlarged five years later. The initial branch office and the subsequent enlargment were carried out by the noted […]
The Sunset Play Center is one of a group of eleven immense outdoor swimming pools opened in the summer of 1936 in a series of grand ceremonies presided over by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and Park Commissioner Robert Moses. All of the pools were constructed largely with funding provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), one […]
Designated February 28, 1984 The interior of the RKO Keith’s Flushing Theater is a surviving example in New York of the uniquely American institution of the movie palace. It was constructed in “Mexican Baroque” style. Thomas Lamb was one of the country’s most important theatre architects, and he built this theatre as a vaudeville house […]
The ground floor of the Time & Life Building is one of the most striking mid-twentieth century interiors in New York City. The eclectic and colorful decorative scheme enlivens the entire lobby, including the floors, walls, and ceiling. Glass and white marble cover the outer walls, the central service core is wrapped in stainless panels […]
The Courthouse interior is one of New York’s grandest and most important 19th-century interior spaces. It was built over a period of twenty years, and was the product of two very different but equally significant architectural trends: the mid-century Italianate and the later Victorian Romanesque. It is one of the few and one of the […]
The First Floor Interiors of the United Nations Hotel are important examples of late 20th century Modern and Post-Modern design. The Ambassador Grill opened in 1976 and is a U-shaped windowless space at the rear of 1 United Nations Plaza. The dining area and bar area is divided by angled walls, freestanding walls, serving counters […]
