Hotel Manhattan

Hotel Manhattan

Hotel Manhattan (also known as Manhattan Hotel) was a US "railroad hotel" located on the northwest corner of Madison Avenue and 42nd Street in New York City, New York. Built in 1895-96, 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 chateuesque 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 & Wetlierbee.[5]

Architecture and fittings

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]

References

  1. ↑ Indiana. Department of Geology and Natural Resources (1897). Report (Public domain ed.). W.B. Burford, state printer. p. 423.
  2. ↑ Morehouse, Ward (2001). Inside the Plaza: An Intimate Portrait of the Ultimate Hotel. Applause Books. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-1-55783-468-3.
  3. 1 2 Landau, Sarah Bradford; Condit, Carl W. (1 April 1999). Rise of the New York Skyscraper: 1865-1913. Yale University Press. pp. 340–. ISBN 978-0-300-07739-1.
  4. ↑ "The Manhattan Hotel". beyondthegildedage.com. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 Electrical World (1897). Electrical World (Public domain ed.). McGraw-Hill. pp. 55–.

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Coordinates: 40°45′12″N 73°58′46″W / 40.7532°N 73.9795°W / 40.7532; -73.9795

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