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- House of the New York City Bar Association
- https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/80026666.pdf
- http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/0256.pdf
- ((("bar association" or "association of the bar") and ("44th street" or "44th st." or "forty-fourth street" or "forty-fourth st.")) or "42 w. 44th" or "42 west 44th" or "42 w. forty-fourth" or "42 west forty-fourth") AND "New York" NOT ("display ad" OR "classified ad" OR "advertisement" OR "arrival of buyers")
Association of the Bar of the City of New York | |
New York City Landmark No. 0256
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 44th Street facade (2021) | |
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| Location | 42 West 44th Street, New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′20″N 73°58′56″W / 40.75556°N 73.98222°W |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architect | Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| NRHP reference No. | 80026666[1] |
| NYSRHP No. | 06101.000405[2] |
| NYCL No. | 0256 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 3, 1980 |
| Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980[2] |
| Designated NYCL | June 7, 1966 |
The headquarters of the New York City Bar Association is at 42 West 44th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.
Architecture
[edit]History
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The New York Times described it as “one of the most interesting and successful works of recent architecture…a work having the classical qualities of simplicity, purity, and serenity in a high degree.” [4]
Gallery
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The entrance hall of the New York City Bar Association, 2010. -
The entrance hall preserves the marble Ionic columns and tile mosaic floors of the original, 1896 Eidlitz design. -
The meeting hall of the New York City Bar Association, 2010. -
The reception hall of the New York City Bar Association, 2010. -
A bust of Lord Russell of Killowen, executed by Thomas Brock in 1901. The bust was given to the Association in 1903, and now sits above a granite fireplace in the Association's library.
See also
[edit]- Architecture of New York City
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 14th to 59th Streets
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New York County, New York
References
[edit]Notes
- ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ a b "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ Association of the Bar of the City of New York (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. June 7, 1966. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ “The House of the Association.” New York, NY: The New York City Bar Association. October 8, 1996. p. 10
Bibliography
- “The House of the Association.” New York, NY: The New York City Bar Association. October 8, 1996.
- Martin, George. Causes and Conflicts: The Centennial History of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. New York, NY: Fordham University Press, 1997. ISBN 0-8232-1735-3
- New York City Bar Association Building History
- New York City Bar Association (PDF) (Report). National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. January 3, 1980.
External links
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Media related to House of the New York City Bar Association at Wikimedia Commons
- [[Category:Office buildings completed in 1896]] [[Category:Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan]] [[Category:Neoclassical architecture in New York City]] [[Category:New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan]] [[Category:Midtown Manhattan]]