Broadway-Chambers Building

BROADWAY CHAMBERS BUILDING

 

DESIGNED BY RENOWNED ARCHITECT CASS GILBERT, THIS VIBRANT STRUCTURE, FACED WITH PALE PINK GRANITE, MULTI-HUED BRICK, AND COLORED TERRA GOTTA, IS A DISTINCTIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE BEAUX-ARTS STYLE POPULARIZED BY THE 1893 WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. CONSTRUCTED IN 1899-1900, THE THREE PART VERTICAL STRUCTURE ALLUDES TO THE CLASSICAL COLUMN, AND ITS LUSH ORNAMENTATION IS TYPICAL OF THE CLASSICALLY INSPIRED STYLE. STILL USED AS A COMMERCIAL OPRICH BUILDING, IT WAS THE FIRST OF GILBERT'S DESIGN TO BE EXECUTED IN NEW YORK CITY.

 

NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION 1992

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