91-93 Fifth Avenue

40°44′16″N 73°59′32″W / 40.737703°N 73.992207°W / 40.737703; -73.992207

Building in Manhattan, New York City
91-93 Fifth Avenue
91-93 Fifth Avenue
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General information
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
Location91-93 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City
Construction started1895
Completed1896
Technical details
Floor count8
Design and construction
Architect(s)Louis Korn

91-93 Fifth Avenue is an eight-story store and loft building between 16th and 17th Streets in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District of Manhattan in New York City. The building was designed by Louis Korn for Henry and Samuel Corn[1] and built between 1895 and 1896. Previous tenants include the Oxford University Press (1900, 1905) and Clarendon Press (1905).[2]

Gallery

  • Front view showing the six caryatids
    Front view showing the six caryatids
  • Three-quarter view of the caryatids
    Three-quarter view of the caryatids
  • Front view showing two caryatids
    Front view showing two caryatids
  • Front view of a caryatid
    Front view of a caryatid
  • Balustrade detail
    Balustrade detail
  • Front detail view of an eighth-floor column
    Front detail view of an eighth-floor column
  • Spandrel ornament detail
    Spandrel ornament detail

References

  1. ^ "Ladies' Mile Historic District Designation Report" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. May 2, 1989. p. 193. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  2. ^ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.
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