COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
LP Number:
LP-01546
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
10/18/1988
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Address:
20 West 44th Street
BIN:
1034214
BBL:
1012590048
Borough:
MN
Block:
1259
Lot:
48
Architect or Builder:
Lamb & Rich
Date of Construction:
1890
Alteration Architect 1:
Ralph S. Townsend
Date of Alteration 1:
1903 - 1905
Owner or Developer:
Berkeley School for Boys
Style Primary:
Beaux-Arts
Style Secondary:
Renaissance Revival
Style Other:
Romanesque Revival
Material Primary:
Limestone
Material Secondary:
Yellow Roman Brick
Material Tertiary:
Terra Cotta
Material Quaternary:
Wrought Iron
Use Original:
Institutional, private school
Use Other:
Institutional, library
Building Type:
School
Building Type Other:
Library
Notes:
During a 1903-05 renovation, the uppermost story was replaced with three stories and wrought-iron fire escapes were installed
File Name:
LP1546_002.tif
General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
