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ARCHITECTS: Pennington & Lewis DATE: 1929-30 The workday water tank soars to architectural heights when enclosed by inventive designers like Pennington and Lewis. Atop this Moderne apartment house, several enormous stone heads on tall brick piers gaze serenely at Central Park and Carnegie Hill. The architects may have taken their inspiration from depictions of Greek kourioi (freestanding figures of young men) or from the goddess-like caryatids supporting the Erectheion on Athens's Acropolis. The effect here is one of the most striking in New York City.
Carnegie Hill Neighbors - Museum Mile and Highlights along Fifth Avenue
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Carnegie Hill residents revere their neighborhood for its proximity to Central Park as well as for its architectural treasures. Residents and visitors alike also appreciate and enjoy the diversity of Carnegie Hill’s fine homes, apartment houses, and cultural attractions, many of which lie along the stretch of Fifth Avenue known as Museum Mile.
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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 88th Street Fifth Avenue at S.E. corner of 88th Street. June 1925
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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 88th Street S. E. corner of Fifth Avenue and 88th Street. March 28, 1929. P.L. Sperr,Photographer. NEG8 572 (2) Fifth Avenue, at 88th Street and North. March 28, 1929. P.L. Sperr,Photographer.
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