New York City - The Alwyn Court
by Richard Reeve
Title
New York City - The Alwyn Court
Artist
Richard Reeve
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Alwyn Court is a 12-story apartment building located at 180 West 58th Street on the corner of Seventh Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, one block south of Central Park. It was built between 1907 and 1909, and was designed by Harde & Short in French Renaissance style, with elaborate terra-cotta ornamentation in the Francis I style covering the entire facade.The interior courtyard has a painted architectural facade by artist Richard Haas.
The building was constructed with 14-room 5-bathroom apartments which were subdivided during the Depression. Although the interior has changed over time, the exterior, with its intricate terra-cotta decoration, has largely remained unchanged. The facade was cleaned and restored in 1980-81 by Beyer Blinder Belle.
The Alwyn Court was designated a New York landmark in 1966 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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Art from the Past - 01/09/2014
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January 4th, 2014
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Comments (8)
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC GROUP from the O IS FOR ORNATE week,October 5, 2020 October 12, 2020.! You are invited to add your wonderful art to the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP!
RAMESH NAIR
Excellent Capture, Richard! Great architecture! Congratulations on your 2d place in the O Is For Ornate contest!
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations on your secondt place win in the ABC GROUP contest O IS FOR ORNATE! Your art will be a Special Feature on the ABC GROUP home page this week! Please be sure to add your winning art to the ABC GROUP CONTEST WINNERS CIRCLE discussion..
Meg Shearer
Such a gorgeous building! And only steps from Carnegie Hall! : ) Beautiful shot! L/F
Richard Reeve replied:
Thank you, Meg. It is an amazing building - the detail work is phenomenal. I wish I had had longer to shoot some more angles...