PHOTOENGRAVING: "The New York Yacht Club's New Home".photoengravings from Harper's Weekly, , 1901

Harper's Weekly

Published by Harper's Weekly, NY, 1901

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full page with 5 photos of the clubhouse which opened in 1901 at West 44th Street . Designed by Whitney Warren -- it was his first commission. Later he designed Grand Central Terminal.The Club s headquarters is located on 44th Street in New York City in midtown Manhattan. It is a six-story brick building with stone facing built in 1899-1900 for the club. The building houses the social, library, archives and administrative functions of the club. The street side of the building is regarded as one of the most expressive examples of Beaux-Arts architecture in the country. It draws on a number of classic motifs, but its hallmark is the elaborate bay windows set into sculpted framework depicting the sterns of fancifully carved baroque sailing vessels, with garlands of seaweed and shells hanging from wave-like consoles and dolphins spewing into the overhanging wakes of the departing ships. The exterior of the 44th Street building was designated as a landmark by the City of New York Landmarks Preservation Commission on September 11, 1979. Size: 10.5" x 15.5". Seller Inventory # 056320

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Title: PHOTOENGRAVING: "The New York Yacht Club's ...
Publisher: Harper's Weekly, NY
Publication Date: 1901
Binding: Unbound
Illustrator: James Burton Photos
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st.

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