Fred F. French Building
Fred F. French Building | |
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| Location | 551 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York |
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| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | H. Douglas Ives and Sloan & Robertston |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 03001514 |
| Added to NRHP | January 28, 2004 |
The Fred F. French Building is a 38-story skyscraper on the northeast corner of 45th Street at 551 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City.
History
It was erected in 1927 with a striking art deco facade contributing significantly to the international reputation of Fifth Avenue.[1] The building measures approximately 430,000 rentable square feet and is currently owned by The Feil Organization. It is used primarily as an office building and also houses classrooms of Pace University. The building is one of the better known projects of the real estate developer Frederick Fillmore French. The lead architects were H. Douglas Ives[2] and Sloan & Robertson. The tallest building on Fifth Avenue when completed, by the 1990s underwent a complete restoration, subsequently earning the Building Owners and Managers Association 1994/1995 Historic Building of the Year Award.[3] The National Register of Historic Places listed the building in January 2004.
Past tenants have included The Cattleman restaurant and Raymond Abrahams, an award winning diamond jeweler.
References
- ^ "The Fred F. French Building", The City Review.
- ^ AIA Guide to New York City, 4th edition, pg. 290.
- ^ "Emporis database The Fred F. French Building",
External links
Media related to Fred F. French Building at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- in-Arch.net: The Fred F. French Building
- The Fred F. French Building - images at nyc-architecture.com.
40°45′20″N 73°58′45″W / 40.755456°N 73.979222°W
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