1857 – Cary Building, Chambers St., New York
A double-facaded building which runs through the block between Chambers Street and Reade Street, and was among the first fully cast iron-fronted buildings in the world.
A double-facaded building which runs through the block between Chambers Street and Reade Street, and was among the first fully cast iron-fronted buildings in the world.
The original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel was opened in 1897, combining the Astor and Waldorf Hotels. It started as two hotels.
The National Bank of Commerce. or 126 Broadway, in lower Manhattan, New York was built in 1897, but was demolished in the 1960s.
With its elaborately decorated public rooms and its roof garden, the Astor Hotel was perceived as the successor to the Astor family’s Waldorf-Astoria on 34th Street.
The New York World Building (on the left) was designed by early skyscraper specialist George Browne Post to house the now-defunct newspaper,
The Savoy-Plaza Hotel was constructed in 1927 on 5th Avenue between 58th and 59th Street,
Standing at 1 Broadway at Battery Place, the Washington Building was completely remodeled with a new facade in 1921.
The Hanover Bank Building in the Financial District, began construction in 1901 and demolished in 1931.
The St. Paul Building opened in 1899 on lower Broadway and was named after the chapel across the street.
Overlooking the Hudson River in Tarrytown, New York, is Lyndhurst, one of America’s finest Gothic Revival mansions.