Lockwood De Forest House Triptch - GOR-1206628-TcE21

The Lockwood de Forest House is a unique landmark of the Aesthetic Movement in American architecture. Located at 7 East 10th Street, just off Fifth Avenue, the house is now New York University’s Edgar M. Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life.

Once called “the most Indian house in America” by House Beautiful, relatively little of the original interiors survived: fortunately, the exterior is nearly perfectly preserved.

Build in 1887 townhouse carved teakwood by Locikwood De Forest, an artist and decorator who worked with Louis Comfort Tiffany. The company was extant only from 1879 to 1883, but was a major leader in the American Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau movements.

Asian-inspired artifacts were a popular design motif at the time, and De Forest himself was enamored with Indian woodcarving, as Asian decorative elements were often found inside late 19th century parlors. De Forest made the unusual decision to incorporate them outside on the facade. Arranging for craftsmen in India to make wood carvings that could be shipped to America.

In 1887, de Forest worked with architect Van Campen Taylor to create a unique townhouse for himself that was among the first in New York to include a street-level entrance and the only one to incorporate carved work in teak – doorway surrounds, windows, the cornice and a spectacular oriel window (pictured) that features traditional Indian imagery from elephants to crescent moons.

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The Lockwood de Forest House is a unique landmark of the Aesthetic Movement in American architecture. Located at 7 East 10th Street, just off Fifth Avenue, the house is now New York University’s Edgar M. Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life. <br />
<br />
Once called “the most Indian house in America” by House Beautiful, relatively little of the original interiors survived: fortunately, the exterior is nearly perfectly preserved. <br />
<br />
Build in 1887 townhouse carved teakwood by Locikwood De Forest, an artist and decorator who worked with Louis Comfort Tiffany. The company was extant only from 1879 to 1883, but was a major leader in the American Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau movements.<br />
<br />
Asian-inspired artifacts were a popular design motif at the time, and De Forest himself was enamored with Indian woodcarving, as Asian decorative elements were often found inside late 19th century parlors. De Forest made the unusual decision to incorporate them outside on the facade. Arranging for craftsmen in India to make wood carvings that could be shipped to America. <br />
<br />
In 1887, de Forest worked with architect Van Campen Taylor to create a unique townhouse for himself that was among the first in New York to include a street-level entrance and the only one to incorporate carved work in teak – doorway surrounds, windows, the cornice and a spectacular oriel window (pictured) that features traditional Indian imagery from elephants to crescent moons.