International Tailoring Company Building
INTERNATIONAL TAILORING COMPANY BUILDING
CONSTRUCTED IN 1920, THIS WAS THE NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TAILORING COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARY, J.L. TAYLOR & COMPANY. IT WAS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF MEN'S CUSTOM-MADE CLOTHING.
FROM THE EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY, THE COMPANY'S "TAILORS TO THE TRADE" MADE SUITS, TOPCOATS, TUXEDOS, AND OTHER CLOTHING SOLD BY MERCHANT TAILORS ACROSS THE U.S. AND ABROAD.
THE ARCHITECTURE FIRM STARRETT & VAN VLECK DESIGNED THE BUILDING AS WELL AS THE LORD & TAYLOR AND SAKS FIFTH AVENUE FLAGSHIP STORES IN MANHATTAN,
THE BUILDING CONVERTED TO COOPERATIVE APARTMENTS IN 1980. IT IS OWNED BY THE FOURTH AVENUE OWNERS CORPORATION.
HERMAN MELVILLE LIVED IN A TOWNHOUSE ON THIS SITE FROM 1847 TO 1850. HE BEGAN WRITING MOBY DICK WHILE LIVING HERE.
Submitted by @lampbane
Submitted by @lampbane