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New York City Structures
New York City Structure: Low Memorial Library
February 29, 2012, 4:46 pm“An excellent expression of the neo-Classical style, the monumental domed building is the focal point of the [Columbia University] campus.”
NYC, one building at a time
February 16, 2012, 4:38 amOn West 68th Street, a short distance away from Central Park, sits a building with a curious history.
New York City Structures: Dakota Apartments
February 1, 2012, 6:06 pmJohn Lennon lived here until he was shot on the steps. His wife Yoko Ono still resides here. It is one of the most famous structures in the city: the Dakota Apartments.
New York City Structures: E.V. Haughwout Building Sansoviniana in Venice
January 24, 2012, 9:25 pmWhen it was constructed in 1857, the E.V. Haughwout building was a mammoth addition to New York’s mostly modest architecture scene.
New York City Structures: National Arts Club: Originally Samuel Tilden House
January 17, 2012, 10:02 pmAlthough it is a home designed with protection and a quick escape tunnel, 15 Gramercy Park South never served its intended purpose.
New York City Structures: Washington Irving House
January 11, 2012, 1:56 amHome of America’s first renowned interior decorator—Elsie de Wolfe—Washington Irving House, located on 122 East 17th Street (also known as 49 Irving Place), is said to [...]
New York City Structures: Ottendorfer Public Library and Former Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital
January 4, 2012, 5:52 pmThe East Village has two buildings that could be considered one. They are the same color, by the same architect, practically the same height, but have two contrasting [...]
New York City Structures: Lyceum Theatre
December 21, 2011, 11:58 pmBroadway's oldest continuously operating legitimate theater, the Lyceum, is also the first Broadway theater designated a landmark.
New York City Structures: Henry Hudson Bridge
December 14, 2011, 8:49 amThe Henry Hudson Bridge celebrated its 75th anniversary on Dec. 12. Opposition from surrounding neighborhoods postponed its original conception in 1904.
New York City Structures: St. Paul’s Chapel
November 29, 2011, 10:04 pmKnown as Manhattan's oldest public building in continuous use, St. Paul's Chapel opened in 1766, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966.
Selected Topics from The Epoch Times
