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Croisic Building, N.W. Cor. 5th Ave. & 26th St.

1912

Croisic Building

Croisic Building, N.W. Cor. 5th Ave. & 26th St.

IMAGE DATE1912
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Croisic Building, 1912.

Designed by Frederick C. Browne in a neo-Gothic style, the 21-story Croisic Building completed in 1912. While the lower section of the building rises plainly, the six-story crown is richly decorated with stone eagles, seated figures dressed in armor, and projecting gargoyles. While this drew its inspiration from Cass Gilbert's neo-Gothic West Street Building, this building in turn, influenced two other nearby buildings (212-216 Fifth Avenue and 228-232 Fifth Avenue), both designed by Schwartz & Gross.

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