Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Architect
- Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz
- Style
- Neoclassical
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The House of the New York City Bar Association at 42 West 44th Street has held the Association since its construction in 1896. Founded in 1870 and long housed in a series of Lower Manhattan buildings, the Association approved acquisition of this site in 1894 as membership grew and leadership sought a larger home farther uptown, on a street already home to the Harvard Club and the Century Association.
the building
A street of clubs. West 44th Street was chosen partly because of its neighbors — members considered the block 'specially adapted to our purposes' thanks to the other prominent clubs and societies already located there.
the style
The building was designed in the Neoclassical style, fitting the Beaux-Arts-influenced clubhouse architecture common to its Midtown block in the 1890s.
More on Neoclassicalthe architect
Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz, son of architect Leopold Eidlitz, designed the building. His other work includes Dearborn Station in Chicago, the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, St. Peter's Church in the Bronx, and Bell Laboratories.
significance
The building carries two NYC Individual Landmark designations (LP-00256 and LP-02379), dated June 7, 1966, and is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the New York State Register of Historic Places.
nearby
- 30 West 44th Street
- W. R. Grace Building
- Webster Hotel
- Harvard Club of New York City
- Hotel Mansfield
- Century Association Clubhouse