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Chickering Hall (1924) image

Chickering Hall (1924)
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Chickering Hall, the American Piano Company (Ampico) building, West 57th Street; January 1, 1925.
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Julliard Mansion
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Julliard Mansion, ca. 1905. In 1903 self-made millionaire, dry goods tycoon, and Park Commissioner Augustus D. Julliard purchased the mid 19th century brownstone mansion at 11 West 57th Street. Once the home of the scion of another dry goods empire, John Auchincloss, the Victorian mansion was considered out of date when Julliard purchased it. He commissioned Trowbridge & Livingston to design a new, modern mansion for the lot. The resulting five-story structure was completed in a French Renaissance style with a steep mansard and somewhat pointy dormers. The interior was similarly styled with 16th century ornamentation, complemented by the family's vast collection of tapestries and antiques. Julliard died in the home in 1925 and years later it was converted into apartments with a ground floor commercial space. In the late 1930s it served as the headquarters of the German Railroads Information Office, who were expelled in 1941 after being outed as a Nazi propaganda outlet. The building survived in the 1970s but eventually succumbed to the commercial development of 57th Street. The Julliard Mansion was demolished in 1974 along with some neighbors for the sloped facade Solow Building.

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Julliard Mansion

11 West 57th Street. Juilliard residence.
Julliard Mansion image

Julliard Mansion

\[11 West 57th Street. Juilliard residence.]
Chickering Hall (1924) image

Chickering Hall (1924)

27-29 West 57th Street. Chickering Hall, American Piano Co. building, detail of top.
Chickering Hall (1924) image

Chickering Hall (1924)

27-29 West 57th Street. Chickering Hall
Chickering Hall (1924) image

Chickering Hall (1924)

27-29 West 57th Street. Chickering Hall, American Piano Company building. Upper stories
Chickering Hall (1924) image

Chickering Hall (1924)

27-29 West 57th Street. Chickering Hall, general view.
Chickering Hall (1924) image

Chickering Hall (1924)

27-29 West 57th Street. Chickering Hall, general view.
Chickering Hall (1924) image

Chickering Hall (1924)

27-29 West 57th Street. Chickering Hall
Chickering Hall (1924) image

Chickering Hall (1924)

27-29 West 57th Street. Chickering Hall, American Piano Co. building, detail of store front.
Chickering Hall (1924) image

Chickering Hall (1924)

27-29 West 57th Street. Chickering Hall, general view.
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18 West 58th Street

18-20 West 58th Street. Apartment building and storefront
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3 West 57th Street.

3 West 57th Street.
Julliard Mansion image

Julliard Mansion

Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue 57th Street, south side, east from but not including Fifth Avenue 1927\. Ewing Galloway. NO REPRODUCfIONE. Nicg.~ 14G.
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25 West 57th Street

Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue 25 West 57th Street, north side, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. About 1912.
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32 West 58th Street

Manhattan: 58th Street (West) - 5th Avenue 32 West 58th Street, south side, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. About 1912.
32 West 58th Street image

32 West 58th Street

Manhattan: 58th Street - 5th Avenue 58th Street, south side, west from 32 West 58th Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. June, 1925.
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17 West 57th Street

Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue 17 West 57th Street, north side, west of Fifth Avenue. 1W21. Louis H. Dreyet. Gift of E. 1. Jenks.
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38 West 58th Street

38-40 West 58th Street (Fifth Avenue - Sixth Avenue)
Julliard Mansion image

Julliard Mansion

Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue 57th Street, north side, west from but not including Fifth Avenue. September 9, 1928. P. L. Sperr. The New York Times of March 8, 1938 reports the sale of No. 11 West 57th Street, the former residence of Frederic A. Juilliard to the City Bank Farmers Trust Co., as trustee for Wm. Waldorf Astor. This structure is the 5-story ornate building shown in the center of this view.
18 West 58th Street image

18 West 58th Street

58th Street (West) #18-20
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