Granada Towers

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Granada Towers
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Granada Towers, April 2009
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Location310 Riverside Blvd., Long Beach, New York
Coordinates 40°35′17.5″N73°39′39.5″W / 40.588194°N 73.660972°W / 40.588194; -73.660972 Coordinates: 40°35′17.5″N73°39′39.5″W / 40.588194°N 73.660972°W / 40.588194; -73.660972
Arealess than one acre
Built1929
ArchitectLang & Rosenberg
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 84002750 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 31, 1984

Granada Towers is a historic apartment building located at Long Beach in Nassau County, New York. It was designed in 1929 in the Spanish Revival style. It consists of three connected towers, each seven stories tall. It is built of orange-brown brick with terra cotta and stucco trim. The entry has terra cotta pilasters, with spindle shafts and composite capitals. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Austin O'Brien (April 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Granada Towers". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-10-30.See also: "Accompanying 23 photos".