501 Fifth Avenue
501 Fifth Avenue, the earliest true skyscraper to be erected on the avenue north of 34th Street, was completed in 1917. The building was designed by Montague Flagg (not to be confused with the artist of the same name), brother of the better-known architect Ernest Flagg, and is a handsome example of the Beaux Arts… Continue reading
483 Fifth Avenue, the Rogers Peet Building
An unobtrusive Beaux Arts building, 483 Fifth Avenue, also known as the Rogers Peet Building, was constructed in 1916. A recent conversion into the Anduz Hotel has brightened the facades, although the new three-story penthouse makes an ungainly transition from old to new.
452 Fifth Avenue, the Knox Hat Building
The jauntiest of Fifth Avenue’s mansards, 452 Fifth Avenue wears its soaring roof like a couture chapeau – and considering that it was constructed as the Knox Hat Building, this is more than appropriate. Designed by John H. Duncan, perhaps best known as the architect of the General Grant National Monument (itself better known as… Continue reading
437 Fifth Avenue
A dignified French Second Empire Design by the famed architect C.P.H. Gilbert, 437 Fifth Avenue was designed in 1904 and completed in 1907. Home of the Knabe Piano Company, the structure makes an attractive counterpoint to the similar Knox Hat Building, which stands a block north on the opposite side of the street. 437 Fifth… Continue reading
431, 433 & 435 Fifth Avenue
A pleasant collection of small commercial buildings, 431, 433 and 435 Fifth Avenue represent the avenue’s high standard of architecture during the early 20th Century. 433 Fifth Avenue is of particular interest, having been designed in 1911 by Harry Allan Jacobs as the Hardman Pianos Building. Although the charming loggia on the second floor has… Continue reading