The school displays the range of sharply articulated detailing and angular ornament characteristic of the neo-Grec style, is an excellent example of that style as it was used in New York public school design during the late 1870s and 1880s. The building continued in use as a public school until 1975, when it was closed […]
The Potter Building was commissioned by Orlando B. Potter, a prominent figure in New York politics with prime commercial real estate holdings in Manhattan. Potter was determined to build a structure with the most advanced fireproofing then available. The eleven-story Potter Building was distinguished stylistically from most downtown buildings, with its picturesque, flamboyant fusion of […]
The New York Yacht Club Building is a brilliant synthesis of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts’ tenets of character and composition. It was the first commission of the architectural firm of Warren & Wetmore and helped to establish their reputation. The building’s facade was influenced by the Ecole’s highly expressive neo-Grec movement which established the role […]
The Morse Building has two articulated facades featuring round- and segmental-arched fenestration. It is, in part, the earliest surviving tall “fireproof” New York office building of the period prior to the full development of the skyscraper. The architects employed a generally-praised stylistic combination of Victorian Gothic, neo-Grec. The building is an early example of the […]
Opened in 1904 to provide electric power for the pioneering IRT Subway, the Interborough Rapid Transit Company Powerhouse represents a unique integration of 20th-century engineering and classical architectural expression. The largest generating station constructed up to that time, its exterior was designed by the renowned architect Stanford White in his typically opulent style, making it […]
The Century Association Building is the oldest known surviving structure erected as a clubhouse in Manhattan. Its stone-trimmed brick exterior, which remains remarkably intact, heralded a wave of neo-Grec buildings in the early 1870s.
The Baumann Brothers Furniture and Carpets Store was built for James McCreery, a well-known textiles merchant of Scottish descent.The Baumann Brothers store is also a signal achievement of Aesthetic Movement design, on which an amalgam of ornamental influences, including neo-Classical, neo-Grec, and Queen Anne styles, is embraced to achieve a decorative overall composition. The building […]
Designated July 12, 1977 679 Lafayette Avenue House is a very fine example of the Neo-Grec style, and has particularly rich incised ornament. It also faces Tompkins Park which was planned by Olmsted and Vaux, and has helped to protect the Magnolia Grandiflora tree, a designated New York City Landmark–a unique example of the relationship […]
Designated July 12, 1977 678 Lafayette Avenue House is a very fine example of the Neo-Grec style, and has particularly rich incised ornament. It also faces Tompkins Park which was planned by Olmsted and Vaux, and has helped to protect the Magnolia Grandiflora tree, a designated New York City Landmark–a unique example of the relationship […]
The design combines elements of the Rundbogenstil and the Renaissance Revival and neo-Grec styles. The three-bay facade is articulated as a grid formed by continuous piers and intermediate cornices. This building ended its service as a police station in 1974, and has been used and owned since 1981 by Hope Community, Inc. Today, with its […]
