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Century Building ยท 33 East 17th Street
Century Building
Century Building

[American Drapery & Carpet Company, 33 East 17th Street.]

The Century Building.

IMAGE DATE1975
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Century Building ARCHITECT: William Schikel DATE: 1880-81 STYLE: Queen Anne

Schickel designed the Century Building in the Queen Anne style, an English import defined by a picturesque use of 17th- and 18th-century motifs. The Century is an unusually handsome example of the Queen Anne, notable particularly for its richly carved stonework, its two-story oriel window, its gambrel roof framed by massive chimney stacks, and its terra-cotta details including sunflowers, the trademark of the style.

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