Henry Villard Houses, 457 Madison Avenue and 24-26 East 51st Street, New York: the gate posts and railings linking the two buildings
Architect/Designer | McKim Mead & White |
Artist/Photographer | Benton, Tim |
Country | United States |
City | New York |
Subject Date | 1900 |
Image Date | 1987 |
View | Exterior |
Medium | 35mm Transparency |
Library Reference | Benton 87.26.09 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Tim Benton / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Gates ; Railings ; Decorative stonework |
NOTES: These two houses are all that remain of six large mansions, which were built in a U-shape around a central courtyard. Their design was based on the Palazzo della Cancelleria in Rome. They were converted into offices in the late twentieth century.
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