Manhattan Architecture Historic Buildings

Building the Chrysler Building
An illustrated history by Emily Zimmerman, part of America in the 1930s.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/DISPLAY/chrysler/Frame-1.html

Cathedral of St. John the Divine
The official site provides a history and virtual tour of this massive Gothic Revival church begun in 1892 and still unfinished. Ralph Adams Cram was the chief architect.
http://www.stjohndivine.org/

City Bank Farmers Trust Building
Discussion of the 1929 building in the Wall Street area.
http://www.civilcity.org/historic_preservation/cbft/cbft.html

Grand Central Terminal
Historical information and photographs.
http://www.quuxuum.org/~haviland/gct.html

James Brown House
Highlights from the history of the James Brown House, tracing the heritage and legends of this New York City and West Soho landmark from colonial times to today's Ear Inn.
http://www.jamesbrownhouse.com/

New York Yacht Club
Interior photographs of this Beaux Arts style building. Gives a short history.
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze3bss6/index.htm

Rockefeller Center
NYCTourist describes this Art Deco complex of commercial buildings in New York built 1929-34. Includes images of Art Deco and Art Nouveau murals and mosaics.
http://www.nyctourist.com/rock_center1.htm

The Chrysler Building
Chris Damore explains this Art Deco masterpiece of a skyscraper, designed by William van Alen. Includes history, photographs, news and information on the limited access for visitors.
http://www.chryslerbuilding.org/

The Empire State Building
Official site for facts, history, business directory, and a kids section with a printable coloring book.
http://www.esbnyc.com/

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