Forbes Building

Architect: Carrère and Hastings
Year: 1925
Style: Beaux-Arts
City: Manhattan, NY

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The Forbes Building, completed in 1925, was designed by the firm of Carrère and Hastings in the Beaux-Arts style.

the style

The building was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by Carrère and Hastings.

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the architect

Carrère and Hastings, the firm behind the design, was a noted architectural partnership of the era.

significance

The Forbes Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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