The Wilbraham
- Architect
- D. & J. Jardine
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The Wilbraham, at 282-284 Fifth Avenue and 1 West 30th Street, is a nine-story apartment building designed by David and John Jardine and built between 1888 and 1890 as a bachelor apartment hotel.
the building
Layered facade. The lowest two stories are clad in rusticated New Jersey brownstone with storefronts near each end, the third through sixth in Philadelphia red brick, the seventh in ashlar, and the eighth set within a mansard roof.
the style
The Wilbraham blends the Romanesque Revival style with elements of the Renaissance Revival, visible in its rusticated stone base and varied upper-story materials.
More on Romanesque Revivalthe architect
David and John Jardine, working as D. & J. Jardine, designed the Wilbraham.
significance
The Wilbraham is a New York City Individual Landmark (LP-02153), designated in 2004, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
nearby
- Hotel Wolcott
- Marble Collegiate Church
- Gilsey House
- Church of the Transfiguration
- 261 Fifth Avenue
- Grand Hotel