291 Broadway
| 291 Broadway | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| Location | 291 Broadway, Manhattan,New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°42′54″N74°00′22″W/ 40.714928°N 74.006113°W |
| Construction started | 1910 |
| Completed | 1911 |
| Owner | General Services Administration |
| Height | |
| Roof | 252.67 ft (77.01 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 19 |
| Floor area | 132,800 sq ft (12,340 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 5 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Clinton & Russell[1] |
| Developer | Linpro New York Realty |
291 Broadway,also known as theEast River Savings Bank Building,is a 19-story high-rise building located at 291Broadwayand Reade Street in theTriBeCaneighborhood ofLower Manhattan,New York City.Designed by the architecture firmClinton and Russell,the building originally housed the former East River Savings Bank.[2]It served as theYMCAnational headquarters from 1949 to 1980, and also housed the YMCA Historical Library during this time.[3]The YMCA sold the building in 1980 when it decided to move the YMCA National Council to Chicago.[4]
The building's design is inspired byBeaux-Arts architectureand theHistorismstyle, and contains a light stone facade. Around the base of the building, carved columns and medallions add character, along with stone fencing along the roof.
References
[edit]- ^White, Norval;Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010).AIA Guide to New York City(5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 84.ISBN978-0-19538-386-7.
- ^"The East River Savings Building" inThe Engineering Record.Vol. 63. McGraw Publishing Company. 1911. pp. 218–219.
- ^"Kautz Family YMCA Archives".University of Minnesota.RetrievedMarch 19,2017.
- ^"Realty News",The New York Times,February 22, 1981.
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