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| name = Society for the Lying-In Hospital
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| image = Lying-in hospital 305 Second Ave with detail.jpg
| image = Lying-in hospital 305 Second Ave with detail.jpg
| caption = The building with a detail of a swaddled baby from the facade (2010)
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| location= 305 2nd Avenue, [[New York, New York]]
| location= 305 2nd Avenue<br>[[Manhattan]], [[New York City]]
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| lat_degrees = 40
| lat_minutes = 44
| lat_minutes = 44
| lat_seconds = 5
| lat_seconds = 5
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| locmapin = New York City
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| built = 1899
| built = 1902
| architect = Robertson,Robert H.
| architect = [[R. H. Robertson]]
| architecture = Classical Revival
| architecture = [[Renaissance Revival architecture|Renaissance Revival\\
| added = September 1, 1983
| added = September 1, 1983
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| governing_body = Private
| area = {{convert|0.5|acre}}
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| refnum = 83001746<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
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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>
The '''Society for the Lying-In Hospital''' is located in [[New York, New York|New York]], [[New York]]. The building was built in 1899 and was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on September 1, 1983.

The building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983.


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Revision as of 17:37, 25 March 2012

{{Infobox NRHP | name = Society for the Lying-In Hospital | nrhp_type = | image = Lying-in hospital 305 Second Ave with detail.jpg | caption = The building with a detail of a swaddled baby from the facade (2010) | location= 305 2nd Avenue
Manhattan, New York City | lat_degrees = 40 | lat_minutes = 44 | lat_seconds = 5 | lat_direction = N | long_degrees = 73 | long_minutes = 59 | long_seconds = 1 | long_direction = W | coord_display = inline,title | coord_parameters = region:US-NY_type:landmark | locmapin = New York City | built = 1902 | architect = R. H. Robertson | architecture = [[Renaissance Revival architecture|Renaissance Revival\\ | added = September 1, 1983 | governing_body = Private | refnum = 83001746[1] }}

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
  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ 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
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