Hotel Albert (New York, New York)
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Hotel Albert, March 2011 | |
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| Location | 23 E. 10th St., New York City |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′58″N 73°59′37″W / 40.73278°N 73.99361°WCoordinates: 40°43′58″N 73°59′37″W / 40.73278°N 73.99361°W |
| Area | 0.64 acres (0.26 ha) |
| Built | c. 1876-1877, 1883, 1891, 1903-1904 |
| Architect | Howard, James Irving; Hardenbergh, Henry J.; Buchman & Fox; Bottomley, William L. and Sugarman, Hess & Berger |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, French Renaissance, Classical Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 12000329[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 13, 2012 |
Hotel Albert, also known as The Albert and Albert Apartments, is a historic hotel and apartment complex located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. The Albert began with three row houses at 32-36 East 11th Street, off of University Place were turned into the St. Stephen Hotel in 1876-1877 to designs by designed by James Irving Howard. The owner, Albert S. Rosenbaum, then commissioned noted architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh to build 24 "French flats" (luxury apartments) between the hotel and University Place. Completed in 1883, the were converted into the Hotel Albert in 1886-1887. An additional story was added in 1891, and the two hotels merged in the mid-1890s. In 1903-1904, a 12 story building was added to the south at 67 University Place, designed by Buchman & Fox, and in 1922-1924 a six story building on the corner at 23 East 10th Street, designed by William L. Bottomley and Sugarman, Hess & Berger, while the St. Stephen was given an entirely new facade in the 1920s, and let go for commercial lease. In 1977 the entire complex, including the St. Stephen, was converted to rental apartments as The Albert. It was then converted to a co-operative in 1984. The hotel was noted for being popular among artists, writer, and political radicals.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]
References
- 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/11/12 through 6/15/12. National Park Service. 2012-06-22.
- ↑ ""Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)"" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Anthony Robbins (September 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hotel Albert" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. See also: "Accompanying photos".
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