156 Fifth Ave Ornate Lobby Grand Coffered Ceiling -GOR-26464-cE23

156 Fifth Avenue (154-158) on the corner of West 20th Street in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1894-95 as the Presbyterian Building,designed by James B. Baker in the Romanesque Revival style. The loft building is located within the Ladies' MileHistoric District.

Designed by architect James B. Baker the 12-story structure cost $1.76 million to build--nearly $51 million in today's dollars.

Baker drew inspiration from French Gothic chateaux, giving the Presbyterian Building spiky dormers capped with finials, a red tile roof and an imposing entranceway of successively smaller arches eading to an ornate lobby,

The original elements of the lobby--mosaic floors, caen-stone walls and grand coffered ceiling-have been sympathetically restored.

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156 Fifth Avenue (154-158) on the corner of West 20th Street in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1894-95 as the Presbyterian Building,designed by James B. Baker in the Romanesque Revival style. The loft building is located within the Ladies' MileHistoric District. <br />
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Designed by architect James B. Baker the 12-story structure cost $1.76 million to build--nearly $51 million in today's dollars. <br />
<br />
Baker drew inspiration from French Gothic chateaux, giving the Presbyterian Building spiky dormers capped with finials, a red tile roof and an imposing entranceway of successively smaller arches eading to an ornate lobby,<br />
<br />
The original elements of the lobby--mosaic floors, caen-stone walls and grand coffered ceiling-have been sympathetically restored.<br />
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