Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: The Windermere
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Landmark Name:
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The Windermere
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LP Number:
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LP-02171
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Link to Designation Report:
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Landmark Type:
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Individual Landmark
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Designation Date:
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6/28/2005
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Image Type:
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Designation Photos
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Image Date:
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6/1/2005
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Image Description:
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406 West 57th St
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Address:
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406 West 57th Street
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BIN:
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1083678
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BBL:
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1010660032
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Borough:
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Manhattan
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Block:
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1066
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Lot:
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32
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Architect or Builder:
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Theophilus G. Smith
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Date of Construction:
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1880
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Owner or Developer:
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William E. Stewart
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Style Primary:
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Queen Anne
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Style Secondary:
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High Victorian Gothic
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Style Other:
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Romanesque
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Material Primary:
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Red Brick
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Material Secondary:
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Tan Brick
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Material Tertiary:
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Black Brick
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Material Quaternary:
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Tile
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Material Other:
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Stone
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Use Original:
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Residential, multi family
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Building Type:
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Apartment Building
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Notes:
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The Windermere, constructed in 1880-81, is significant as the oldest-known large apartment complex remaining in an area that was one of Manhattan’s first apartment-house districts.
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File Name:
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LP2171_2005-06_037.JPG
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