Standard Star Building
The Standard Star Building is a historic commercial structure located in the Downtown section of New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York. The building, designed by architect Lawrence J. Barnard, was completed in 1924 and is an architecturally significant example of the Italian Renaissance style in New Rochelle. Although it has been altered, these changes occurred only on the Le Count Place façade and the interior of the building. The original Standard Star building exterior remains largely unchanged. It is further historically significant for its association with a long-published New Rochelle newspaper covering life in New Rochelle.
History
The Standard Star building was built in 1924 and designed by Lawrence L. Barnard and built by George Watson. Barnard is a familiar name in New Rochelle, but few references to his history or work were found; he appears to have been a partner in Barnard and Wilder who designed New Rochelle’s Fire Station No 3 in 1912, also in the Italian Renaissance Style.
The Standard Star, which is still published under the Gannett name, was founded in 1923 and first published on July 2 of that year with the merging of New Rochelle’s two prior daily papers, “The Standard” and “The Star”. Its first publisher was T. Harold Forbes. Forbes, the son of George M. Forbes also a newspaper publisher was a vaudeville actor and dancer who appeared with George M. Cohan in several productions. [1]
See also
References
- ^ New York Times, George Watson 77, Banker and Builder Obituary, October 13, 1939.
