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The Dorilton 171 West 71st Street
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| Location | 171 W. 71st St., New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | Janes & Leo |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP Reference # | 83001723[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 8, 1983 |
The Dorilton is a luxury residential housing cooperative in Manhattan, New York City. Construction began in 1900 and was completed by 1902.
Architecture
The building was designed by Janes & Leo, the New York City-based architectural firm of Elisha Harris Janes and Richard Leopold Leo for real estate developer Hamilton M. Weed. It is located at 171 West 71st Street, at Broadway (Manhattan).
The building is noted for its opulent Beaux-Arts style limestone and brick exterior, featuring monumental sculptures, richly balustraded balconies, and a three-story, copper and slate mansard roof.[2] The exterior masonry, decorative terra-cotta work and chimneys and roof were expertly restored in 1998 by the Walter B. Melvin architectural firm.[3][4]
Architecture historian Andrew Dolkart thinks it may be "the most flamboyant apartment house in New York," with its striking, "French-inspired" sculpted figures and an enormous iron gate "reminiscent of those that guard French palaces."[5]
Architecture historian Francis Morrone regards it as one of the city's great apartment buildings.[6]
The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1974. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
Gallery
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Close-up of the elaborate facade
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Main entrance
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ The Dorilton: photos and description
- ↑ "The Dorilton, 171 West 71st Street ", Walter B. Melvin Architects, LLC. Accessed 10 December 2015.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. See also: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Guide to New York City landmarks, Andrew Dolkart, Matthew A. Postal, John Wiley and Sons, 2004, p. 139.
- ↑ The architectural guidebook to New York City, Francis Morrone, James Iska, Gibbs Smith, 2002, p. 268.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
