New York Life Insurance Company Building
- Architects
- McKim, Mead & White Stephen Decatur Hatch
- Style
- Renaissance Revival
- City
- Manhattan, NY
Built from 1894 to 1898 for the New York Life Insurance Company at 346 Broadway, this building was originally planned by Stephen Decatur Hatch, with McKim, Mead & White overseeing its completion. It now stands as a residential building known as 108 Leonard.
the building
Marble facade, clock tower. The exterior is largely marble, with each facade divided into multiple bays and rusticated stone at the entrances; above the 12th story along Broadway rises an ornate clock tower with a mechanically wound clock, topped by a two-story penthouse.
the style
The building blends Renaissance Revival and Mediterranean Revival detailing, most visible in its arched and rectangular windows and horizontal band courses.
More on Renaissance Revivalthe architect
Stephen Decatur Hatch created the original plans; McKim, Mead & White, one of the era's most prominent firms, oversaw the building's completion.
significance
A New York City Individual Landmark (LP-01512), designated February 10, 1987, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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