Hotel Manhattan

Last updated

Hotel Manhattan
A history of real estate, building and architecture in New York City during the last quarter of a century (1898) (14587186769).jpg
Hotel Manhattan (1897)
Hotel Manhattan
General information
Architectural style Baroque Revival architecture
Construction started1895
Opened1896
Demolished1961
Design and construction
Architect(s) Henry Janeway Hardenbergh

Hotel Manhattan (also known as Manhattan Hotel) was a "railroad hotel" on the northwest corner of Madison Avenue and 42nd Street in Manhattan, New York City, New York.

Contents

History

Built in 1895–1896, it was to an 1893 design by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh. [1] [2] Standing at 250 feet (76 m), it at one time held the record as "tallest hotel structure in the world". [3] Architectural features included three levels of dormers and a chateuesque roof. [3] It was razed in 1961 to make way for an office tower. [4] Built by Marc Eidlitz & Son, there were 16.5 stories, with 14 stories above the street level. The electrical contractor was C. L. Eidlitz. The fixtures, to a design by Hardenbergh, were manufactured by the Archer Pancoast Company. The hotel was opened under the proprietorship of Hawk & Wetherbee. [5]

In September 1957, the unrelated Hotel Lincoln at 700 Eighth Avenue was remodeled and renamed as the Manhattan Hotel. In 1958, an enormous, illuminated letter "M"—31 feet (9.4 m) feet wide and 12 feet (3.7 m) deep—was added to the roof of the former Hotel Lincoln.

Architecture and fittings

The first floor featured the ladies' dining-room, which measured approximately 2,000 square feet (190 m2), and had six chandeliers. The main foyer, measuring approximately 2,250 square feet (209 m2), had a 16 feet (4.9 m) high ceiling. The main restaurant, measuring approximately 3,500 square feet (330 m2) had a ceiling 20 feet (6.1 m) high. The rotunda, also with a 20 feet (6.1 m) high ceiling, had 3,000 square feet (280 m2) of space and seven chandeliers. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waldorf Astoria New York</span> Hotel in Manhattan, New York

The Waldorf Astoria New York is a luxury hotel and condominium residence in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The structure, at 301 Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, is a 47-story 625 ft (191 m) Art Deco landmark designed by architects Schultze and Weaver, which was completed in 1931. The building was the world's tallest hotel until 1963 when it was surpassed by Moscow's Hotel Ukraina. An icon of glamour and luxury, the Waldorf Astoria is one of the world's most prestigious and best-known hotels. Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts was a division of Hilton Hotels, and a portfolio of high-end properties around the world operates under the name, including in New York City. Both the exterior and the interior of the Waldorf Astoria are designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission as official landmarks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Missouri State Capitol</span> State capitol building of the U.S. state of Missouri

The Missouri State Capitol is the home of the Missouri General Assembly and the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Missouri. Located in Jefferson City at 201 West Capitol Avenue, it is the third capitol to be built in the city. The domed building, designed by the New York City architectural firm of Tracy and Swartwout, was completed in 1917.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New York State Capitol</span> Legislative building in Albany, New York, U.S.

The New York State Capitol, the seat of the New York state government, is located in Albany, the capital city of the U.S. state of New York. The capitol building is part of the Empire State Plaza complex on State Street in Capitol Park. Housing the New York State Legislature, the building was completed in 1899 at a cost of US$25 million, making it the most expensive government building of its time. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, then included as a contributing property when the Lafayette Park Historic District was listed in 1978. The New York State Capitol was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1979.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hotel Astor (New York City)</span> Former hotel in Manhattan, New York

Hotel Astor was a hotel on Times Square in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, United States. Built in 1905 and expanded in 1909–1910 for the Astor family, the hotel occupied a site bounded by Broadway, Shubert Alley, and 44th and 45th Streets. Architects Clinton & Russell designed the hotel as an 11-story Beaux-Arts edifice with a mansard roof. It contained 1,000 guest rooms, with two more levels underground for its extensive "backstage" functions, such as the wine cellar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pier Village</span>

Pier Village is a Victorian-inspired mixed-use community located in Long Branch, New Jersey along the Atlantic Ocean. It opened in 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Allerton Hotel for Women</span>

The Allerton Hotel for Women, today known as Hotel 57, is a hotel located at 130 East 57th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is a seventeen-story brick, limestone, and terra cotta building designed by Arthur Loomis Harmon in 1920. It was built on the southwest corner of Lexington Avenue and 57th Street by the Allerton House Company at a cost of $700,000. It originally had stores on its ground floor. The hotel intended to accommodate six hundred business and professional women and also shelter young girls. When completed in 1923, the Allerton Hotel had room for four hundred tenants. Its occupancy was filled prior to completion and there was a long waiting list. After opening it was so popular that another establishment of its kind was anticipated.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mandarin Oriental, New York</span> Hotel in Manhattan, New York

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Columbus Square (New York City)</span> Five buildings in Manhattan, New York City

Columbus Square consists of five luxury rental buildings located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, in New York City. The real estate development runs from 97th Street to 100th Street between Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue, with over 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2) of retail space. Initially known as Columbus Village, the five buildings include: 808 Columbus Avenue on the west side of Columbus Avenue between 97th and 100th Streets; 775 Columbus Avenue at the northeast corner of 97th Street and Columbus Avenue; 795 Columbus Avenue on the east side of Columbus Avenue between 98th and 99th Streets, 805 Columbus Avenue on the southeast corner of 100th Street and Columbus Avenue, and 801 Amsterdam Avenue on the southeast corner of 100th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. In 2009, according to the New York Daily News, Columbus Square was the largest residential development currently being built in Manhattan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">W New York Union Square</span> Hotel in Manhattan, New York

The W New York Union Square is a 270-room, 21-story boutique hotel operated by W Hotels at the northeast corner of Park Avenue South and 17th Street, across from Union Square in Manhattan, New York. Originally known as the Germania Life Insurance Company Building, it was designed by Albert D'Oench and Joseph W. Yost and built in 1911 in the Beaux-Arts style.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eleven Times Square</span> Commercial skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

Eleven Times Square is an office and retail tower located at 640 Eighth Avenue, at the intersection with West 42nd Street, in the Times Square and West Midtown neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York City. The 40-story, 1,100,000-square-foot (102,193 m2) tower rises 601 feet (183 m), making it the 131st tallest building in New York City. The structure is directly east of the Port Authority Bus Terminal and immediately north of The New York Times Building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">75 Rockefeller Plaza</span> Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

75 Rockefeller Plaza is a skyscraper on the north side of 51st Street in New York City, originally built as a northern extension of Rockefeller Center.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">998 Fifth Avenue</span> Residential building in Manhattan, New York

998 Fifth Avenue is a luxury cooperative located on Fifth Avenue at the North East corner of East 81st Street in Upper East Side in Manhattan, New York City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton</span> Hotel in Manhattan, New York

The Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton is a 532-room hotel at 53 West 32nd Street in Manhattan, New York City. It was designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh and built by William R. H. Martin, who headed the Rogers Peet business, in a French Renaissance style. The Martinique was developed in three sections between 1897 and 1911. The hotel is a New York City designated landmark and is part of the Historic Hotels of America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waldorf-Astoria (1893–1929)</span> Former hotel in Manhattan, New York

The Waldorf-Astoria originated as two hotels, built side by side by feuding relatives, on Fifth Avenue in New York, New York, United States. Built in 1893 and expanded in 1897, the hotels were razed in 1929 to make way for construction of the Empire State Building. Their successor, the current Waldorf Astoria New York, was built on Park Avenue in 1931.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Murray Hill Hotel (New York City)</span> Demolished hotel in Manhattan, New York

Murray Hill Hotel was a hotel situated at 112 Park Avenue in Murray Hill, Manhattan, New York City. Built in 1884, with 600 rooms and two courtyards, it was demolished in 1947. It was part of the Bowman-Biltmore Hotels chain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holland House (New York City)</span> Former hotel in Manhattan, New York

Holland House was a New York City hotel located at 274–276 Fifth Avenue at the southwest corner of 30th Street in NoMad, Manhattan, New York City, with a frontage of 250 feet (76 m) on Fifth Avenue. The architects and designers were George Edward Harding & Gooch. A mercantile building by the 1920s, in the present day, it is a loft building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Copper (building)</span> Residential skyscrapers in Manhattan, New York

The Copper are a pair of luxury residential skyscrapers in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The buildings were developed by JDS Development and were designed by SHoP Architects with interiors by SHoP and K&Co. The buildings are one of several major collaborations between JDS and SHoP; others include 111 West 57th Street, also in Manhattan, and The Brooklyn Tower in Brooklyn.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spingler Building</span>

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greenwich Savings Bank Building</span> Historic bank building in Manhattan, New York

The Greenwich Savings Bank Building, also known as the Haier Building and 1356 Broadway, is an office building at 1352–1362 Broadway in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Constructed as the headquarters of the Greenwich Savings Bank from 1922 to 1924, it occupies a trapezoidal parcel bounded by 36th Street to the south, Sixth Avenue to the east, and Broadway to the west. The Greenwich Savings Bank Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by York and Sawyer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. John's Terminal</span> Building in Manhattan, New York

St. John's Terminal, also known as 550 Washington Street, is a building on Washington Street in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Designed by Edward A. Doughtery, it was built in 1934 by the New York Central Railroad as a terminus of the High Line, an elevated freight line along Manhattan's West Side used for transporting manufacturing-related goods. The terminal could accommodate 227 train cars. The three floors, measuring 205,000 square feet (19,000 m2) each, were the largest in New York City at the time of their construction.

References

  1. Indiana. Department of Geology and Natural Resources (1897). Report (Public domain ed.). W.B. Burford, state printer. p. 423.
  2. Morehouse, Ward (2001). Inside the Plaza: An Intimate Portrait of the Ultimate Hotel. Applause Books. pp. 35–36. ISBN   978-1-55783-468-3.
  3. 1 2 Landau, Sarah; Condit, Carl W. (1996). Rise of the New York Skyscraper, 1865–1913 . New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 34–. ISBN   978-0-300-07739-1. OCLC   32819286.
  4. "The Manhattan Hotel". beyondthegildedage.com. November 17, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Electrical World (1897). Electrical World (Public domain ed.). McGraw-Hill. pp. 55–.

40°45′12″N73°58′46″W / 40.7532°N 73.9795°W / 40.7532; -73.9795