Hotel Manhattan
| Hotel Manhattan | |
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_(14587186769).jpg) Hotel Manhattan (1897) | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Baroque Revival architecture |
| Construction started | 1895 |
| Opened | 1896 |
| Demolished | 1961 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Henry Janeway Hardenbergh |
Hotel Manhattan (also known as Manhattan Hotel) was a "railroad hotel" on the northwest corner of Madison Avenue and 42nd Street in Manhattan, New York City, New York.
History
[edit | edit source]Built in 1895–1896, it was to an 1893 design by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh.[1][2] Standing at 250 feet (76 m), it at one time held the record as "tallest hotel structure in the world".[3] Architectural features included three levels of dormers and a chateauesque roof.[3] It was razed in 1961 to make way for an office tower.[4] Built by Marc Eidlitz & Son, there were 16.5 stories, with 14 stories above the street level. The electrical contractor was C. L. Eidlitz. The fixtures, to a design by Hardenbergh, were manufactured by the Archer Pancoast Company. The hotel was opened under the proprietorship of Hawk & Wetherbee.[5]
In September 1957, the unrelated Hotel Lincoln at 700 Eighth Avenue was remodeled and renamed as the Manhattan Hotel. In 1958, an enormous, illuminated letter "M"—31 feet (9.4 m) feet wide and 12 feet (3.7 m) deep—was added to the roof of the former Hotel Lincoln.
Architecture and fittings
[edit | edit source]The first floor featured the ladies' dining-room, which measured approximately 2,000 square feet (190 m2), and had six chandeliers. The main foyer, measuring approximately 2,250 square feet (209 m2), had a 16 feet (4.9 m) high ceiling. The main restaurant, measuring approximately 3,500 square feet (330 m2) had a ceiling 20 feet (6.1 m) high. The rotunda, also with a 20 feet (6.1 m) high ceiling, had 3,000 square feet (280 m2) of space and seven chandeliers.[5]
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External links
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- 1896 establishments in New York City
- 1961 disestablishments in New York (state)
- 42nd Street (Manhattan)
- Baroque Revival architecture in New York City
- Buildings and structures demolished in 1961
- Defunct hotels in Manhattan
- Demolished buildings and structures in Manhattan
- Demolished hotels in New York City
- Former skyscraper hotels
- Henry Janeway Hardenbergh buildings
- Hotels disestablished in 1961
- Hotels established in 1896
- Madison Avenue
- Midtown Manhattan
- Railway hotels in the United States
- Skyscraper hotels in Manhattan