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The '''Society for the Lying-In Hospital''', now known as |
The '''Society for the Lying-In Hospital''', now known as '''Rutherford Place''', at 305 [[Second Avenue (Manhattan)|Second Avenue]] between [[17th Street (Manhattan)|East 17th]] and [[18th Street (Manhattan)|18th]] Streets in the [[Stuyvesant Square]] neighborhood of [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]], was a [[maternity hospital]] built in 1902 and designed by noted architect [[R. H. Robertson]] in the [[Renaissance Revival architecture|Renaissance Revival style]], with a [[Palladian]] crown at the top. Swaddled babies decorate the spandrels of the building, which was converted to offices and apartments in 1985 by [[Beyer Blinder Belle]].<ref name=aia>{{cite AIA4}}, p.210</ref> |
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The building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983. |
The building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983. |
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Society for the Lying-In Hospital | |
Location | 305 2nd Avenue Manhattan, New York City |
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Built | 1902[2] |
Architect | R. H. Robertson |
Architectural style | Renaissance Revival[2] |
NRHP reference No. | 83001746[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 1, 1983 |
The Society for the Lying-In Hospital, now known as Rutherford Place, at 305 Second Avenue between East 17th and 18th Streets in the Stuyvesant Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, was a maternity hospital built in 1902 and designed by noted architect R. H. Robertson in the Renaissance Revival style, with a Palladian crown at the top. Swaddled babies decorate the spandrels of the building, which was converted to offices and apartments in 1985 by Beyer Blinder Belle.[2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5., p.210
External links
- Media related to Society for the Lying-In Hospital at Wikimedia Commons