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William and Helen Ziegler House

Coordinates: 40°45′36″N 73°58′15″W / 40.759868°N 73.970914°W / 40.759868; -73.970914
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William and Helen Ziegler House
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TypeTown house converted to offices
Architectural styleNeo-Georgian
Address116 East 55th Street
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°45′36″N 73°58′15″W / 40.759868°N 73.970914°W / 40.759868; -73.970914
Current tenantsSUNY Global Center
Construction started1926
Completed1927
ClientWilliam Ziegler Jr.
Design and construction
Architect(s)William Lawrence Bottomley
DesignatedMay 1, 2001
Reference no.2084

The William and Helen Ziegler House (also known as the William and Helen Martin Murphy Ziegler Jr. House), located at 116 East 55th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues in the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1926–27 and was designed by William Lawrence Bottomley in the Neo-Georgian syle, which Bottomley specialized in during the 1920s and 1930s.

The 37.5-foot wide house's four-and-a-half story facade features Flemish blond brickwork with burnt leaders, splayed lintels and end quoins, along with paneled wood shutters and a grey slate roof that is steeply pitched with set-in dormer windows and end chimneys.

William Ziegler Jr., who was a businessman, sportsman, and philanthropist – he was the head of several foundations for the blind – lived in the house until 1958, after which it was converted into offices for Welton Becket's New York architecture branch. It was then purchased by the Radio Advertising Bureau (US) in 1962, then Allied Bank International from 1969-1986, BBVA's Ancla Investments from 1986-2001, then TIAA in March 2001. The building was designated a New York City landmark on May 1, 2001.[1][2][3][4]

It is currently used by the State University of New York, as the SUNY Global Center, which houses the Levin Graduate Institute of International Relations and Commerce.

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  1. ^ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
  2. ^ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.
  3. ^ Shockley, Jay (May 1, 2001) "William and Helen Martin Murphy Ziegler, Jr. House Designation Report" New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
  4. ^ Historical marker on site