COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Flatiron Building
LP Number:
LP-00219
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
9/20/1966
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Description:
John Barrington Bayley Collection
Address:
173-185 Fifth Avenue (aka 945-953 Broadway)
BIN:
1016278
BBL:
1008510001
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
851
Lot:
1
Architect or Builder:
D. H. Burnham & Company (arch), George A. Fuller Co. (bldr)
Date of Construction:
1902
Alteration Architect 1:
D. H. Burnham & Company
Date of Alteration 1:
1902
Alteration Architect 2:
Starrett & Van Vleck
Date of Alteration 2:
1912
Owner or Developer:
Cumberland Realty Company
Style Primary:
Beaux-Arts
Material Primary:
Limestone
Material Secondary:
Terra Cotta
Material Tertiary:
Buff Brick
Material Quaternary:
Steel Frame
Use Original:
Commercial, offices and lofts
Building Type:
Offices and Lofts
Notes:
In 1902, a one-story extension with bay windows extending 14 feet above the sidewalk at the front (northern) line of the building about 25 feet.
File Name:
LP0219_001.jpg
Flatiron Building
