Bayard-Condict Building
- Architect
- Louis Sullivan
- Style
- Chicago School
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The Bayard–Condict Building at 65 Bleecker Street is a 12-story commercial structure built between 1897 and 1899, the only building in New York City designed by Louis Sullivan, working alongside Lyndon P. Smith. Located in the NoHo Historic District in the Chicago School style, it was designated a New York City landmark in 1975 and a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
the building
Terracotta facade with angels. The facade is divided horizontally into three sections, with ornate spandrel panels between piers on the upper stories and six winged angels just below the cornice at the top of the building.
Arched storefront entrance. The ground two stories hold retail storefronts with ornate columns and an arched entrance in the westernmost bay, while a steel structural frame and loft-like upper floors lie behind the facade.
the style
Built in the Chicago School style associated with Sullivan's Midwest skyscraper work, the Bayard–Condict Building is his only realized commission in New York City, making its terracotta ornament and structural expression a rare local specimen of the idiom.
More on Chicago Schoolthe architect
Louis Sullivan, a founding figure of the Chicago School and pioneer of skyscraper design, designed the Bayard–Condict Building with Lyndon P. Smith — his sole building in New York City.
More on Louis Sullivansignificance
The Bayard–Condict Building is a National Historic Landmark and New York City Individual Landmark (LP-00882), also listed on the National Register of Historic Places, designated November 25, 1975 as a city landmark and 1976 as a National Historic Landmark. It lies within the NoHo Historic District.
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