Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Roosevelt Hospital, William J. Syms Operating Theater

Landmark Name: 
Roosevelt Hospital, William J. Syms Operating Theater
LP Number: 
LP-01578
Link to Designation Report: 
Landmark Type: 
Individual Landmark
Designation Date: 
7/11/1989
Image Type: 
Designation Photos
Image Date: 
12/27/1979
Image Description: 
Urban Cultural Resources Survey 1115
Address: 
400 West 59th Street
BIN: 
1085141
BBL: 
1010680010
Borough: 
Manhattan
Block: 
1068
Lot: 
10
Architect or Builder: 
William Wheeler Smith
Date of Construction: 
1890
Owner or Developer: 
Roosevelt Hospital
Style Primary: 
Not determined
Style Secondary: 
Romanesque Revival
Material Primary: 
Red Brick
Material Secondary: 
Granite
Material Tertiary: 
Terra Cotta
Material Quaternary: 
Slate Shingles
Use Original: 
Institutional, hospital
Building Type: 
Hospital
Notes: 
Dr. Charles McBurney (a prominent surgeon) collaborated with William Wheeler Smith in the design of the hospital; in 1892 the Syms operating theater was the most advanced in the world.
File Name: 
LP1578_1979-12-27_002.jpg