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| name =National Title Guaranty Company Building |
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| built = 1929–30 |
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| architect = Corbett, Harrison & MacMurray |
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| architecture = [[Art Deco]] |
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| designation1 = New York City Landmark |
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| designation1_number = [http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2587.pdf 2587] |
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| designation1_date = January 24, 2017 |
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The '''National Title Guaranty Company Building''' is a landmarked commercial building in the [[Brooklyn Heights]] neighborhood of [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]]. |
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==Description== |
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The National Title Guaranty Company Building is a 16-story skyscraper in the [[Art Deco]] style. The building is made of limestone and [[Buff (colour)|buff]]-colored brick. The structure emphasizes verticality. A buttressed base has piers rise out and project, and vertical patterns in the [[spandrel]]s between windows. In between the buttresses at the base is a limestone screen designed by [[Rene Chambellan]]. The screen features stylized stars, eagles, warriors and other elements.<ref name="lpc-2012-05-15"/> |
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==References== |
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<ref name="lpc-2012-05-15">{{cite web|last=Percival|first=Marianne|date=January 24, 2017|url=http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2587.pdf|title=National Title Guaranty Company Building|publisher=[[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]]|access-date=May 14, 2024|archive-date=February 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206013951/http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2587.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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