New York YMCA Building at 52 East 23rd Street and 4th Avenue - 1902

 

The New York YMCA building at 52 East 23rd Street and 4th Avenue (now Park Avenue South). It was designed by architect James Renwick Jr., built between 1868 and 1869 and demolished in 1903. The old Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church is seen on the left.

The site on the northwest corner was the location of the old National Academy of Design, demolished in 1901.

Photograph taken on April 6, 1902 by Bracklow, Robert L. (1849-1919). Source: New-York Historical Society.

 

 

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Below, enlargement of part of the building front.

 

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