Lewisohn Building
119 West 40th Street | also 114 West 41st Street, 115 West 40th Street | Times Square | built 1915
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 1913
Philip Lewisohn opens a 22-story loft building on the site of Mendelssohn Hall
Philip Lewisohn bought the former Mendelssohn Hall in 1911 and planned a 12-story loft, then expanded the project to 22 stories after securing a $1.1 million loan from Metropolitan Life. Designed by Maynicke & Franke, the building opened in January 1913 and was billed as the largest commercial building north of 23rd Street. Early tenants included the F. W. Dodge Company, the United States Printing and Lithograph Company and the Wurlitzer piano and organ firm.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
- 1913
Carved figures along the cornice personify Exploration, Industry, Learning and Thrift
Along the fourth-story cornice, carved figures in medieval dress sit with crossed ankles under Gothic terra cotta canopies. Each is an allegory with its own emblem: Exploration holds a globe and compass, Industry a gear, Learning an open book and Thrift a beehive. The advertised features of the building also included the elimination of wood from every part of its construction.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
Further reading
- The 1913 Lewisohn Building -- 119 West 40th StreetDaytonian in Manhattan
- Four men hanging out on a 41st Street buildingEphemeral New York
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