Hotel Seville (now The James NoMad Hotel)

Style
Beaux-Arts
City
Manhattan, NY
Hotel Seville (now The James NoMad Hotel)
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The Hotel Seville, now The James NoMad Hotel, sits at the southwest corner of East 29th Street and Madison Avenue. The original 12-story building was completed in 1904 to designs by Harry Allan Jacobs, with an 11-story annex added in 1907 by Charles T. Mott and a three-story annex finished in 2004 by the Rockwell Group.

the building

Beaux-Arts facade. The original portions are divided horizontally into three sections in brick, terracotta, and limestone above the first story, with vertical bays ornamented by balconies and curved metal windows.

the style

The hotel's original sections were designed in the Beaux-Arts style, with a horizontally tripartite, vertically bayed facade carrying balconies and curved metal windows.

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the architect

Harry Allan Jacobs designed the original 1904 hotel, Charles T. Mott the 1907 annex, and the Rockwell Group the 2004 addition at 88 Madison Avenue.

significance

The hotel is a New York City Individual Landmark (LP-02602), designated March 6, 2018, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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