Research Catalog

Title

Madison Square North Historic District, Borough of Manhattan : designation report / report prepared and essay written by Matthew A. Postal ; building entries researched and written by Donald G. Presa ; architects' appendix by Virginia Kurshan ; photographs by Carl Forster ; research assistance by Patricia Connally and Alison Gould.

Author

New York (N.Y.). Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Publication

New York, N.Y. : The Commission, 2001.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Postal, Matthew A.
• Presa, Donald G.
• Kurshan, Virginia.
• Forster, Carl.
• Connolly, Pat.
• Gould, Alison.

Description

188 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map; 28 cm

Alternative Title

Madison Square North Historic District designation report

Subjects

• Madison Square North Historic District (New York, N.Y.)
• Architecture > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century
• New York (N.Y.) > Buildings, structures, etc
• Commercial buildings > New York (State) > New York
• Historic districts > New York (State) > New York
• Architecture > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century

Note

• "June 26, 2001."--Cover.
• "Located to the north and west of Madison Square Park, along Fifth Avenue and Broadway."--P. 2.
• "Historic District consists of approximately 96 buildings representing a period in New York City's commercial history from 1870s to the 1930s, when this section prospered, first as a major entertainment district of hotels, clubs, stores and apartment buildings, and then as a mercantile district of high-rise office and loft structures...(t)he district also contains numerous rowhouses, Art Deco-style towers, as well as modest 20th century commercial structures."--P. 2

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188).

OCLC

• 47801491
• ocm47801491
• SCSB-4153436

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries