COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Sohmer & Company Piano Factory
LP Number:
LP-02172
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
2/27/2007
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Date:
12/18/2006
Address:
31-01 Vernon Boulevard (aka 11-02 to 11-16 31st Avenue)
BIN:
4005452
BBL:
4005030005
Borough:
Queens
Block:
503
Lot:
5
Architect or Builder:
Berger & Baylies
Date of Construction:
1886
Alteration Architect 1:
Franklin Baylies (attributed)
Date of Alteration 1:
c. 1906 - 1907
Owner or Developer:
Sohmer & Company
Style Primary:
German Romanesque Revival
Material Primary:
Brick
Use Original:
Industrial, factory
Building Type:
Factory
Notes:
The factory was expanded to the south in c.1906 - 1907. The new wing, which fronts on Vernon Blvd. was designed to match the earlier section.
File Name:
LP2172_2006-12-18_012.jpg
Sohmer & Company Piano Factory
