COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Goelet Building
LP Number:
LP-01810
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
1/14/1992
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Address:
608 Fifth Avenue
BIN:
1034508
BBL:
1012640040
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
1264
Lot:
40
Architect or Builder:
Victor L. S. Hafner; Edward Hall Faile (engineer)
Date of Construction:
1930
Alteration Architect 1:
Victor L. S. Hafner (likely architect)
Date of Alteration 1:
1936
Alteration Architect 2:
Lester Tichy
Date of Alteration 2:
1965
Owner or Developer:
Robert Goelet, Estate of Ogden Goelet
Style Primary:
Art Deco
Style Secondary:
International Style
Material Primary:
Steel Frame
Material Secondary:
Glass
Material Tertiary:
Green Marble
Material Quaternary:
White Marble
Material Other:
Verde antique marble; Dover cream marble; metal
Use Original:
Commercial, offices
Use Other:
Commercial, stores
Building Type:
Office Building
Building Type Other:
Store
Notes:
Designed in the Art Deco style but modified to exhibit the skeletal frame devised by the engineering firm of Edward H. Faile
File Name:
LP1810_044.jpg
Goelet Building
