Architectural style
Round arches and substantial masonry are common features of Romanesque Revival buildings.
Compare churches and firehouses to see how these features were used for different purposes. Look closely at the arches, entrances, and masonry details.
42 building histories
Carriage House · 1896-97
161 East 73rd Street, New York, NY
The 161 East 73rd Street Building and its twin at No. 163 are fine examples of the type of private carriage house built during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in this area of Manhattan. They were constructed...
Read the storyCarriage House · 1896-97
163 East 73rd Street, New York, NY
The 163 East 73rd Street Building and its twin at No. 161 are fine examples of the type of private carriage house built during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in this area of Manhattan. They were constructed...
Read the storyCarriage House · 1883-84
166 East 73rd Street, New York, NY
No. 166 East 73rd Street is a fine example of private carriage house design of the late 19th century in Manhattan. Constructed in 1883- 84 for Henry Gurdon Marquand, No. 166 was designed by Richard Morris Hunt in a...
Read the storyCarriage House · 1893
173 East 73rd Street, New York, NY
The 173 East 73rd Street Building is a fine example of the type of private carriage house built during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in this area of Manhattan. Designed in the late Romanesque Revival style by...
Read the storyCarriage House · 1889
174 East 73rd Street, New York, NY
The 172-174 East 73rd Street Building is a fine example of the type of private carriage house built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in this area of Manhattan. Constructed in 1889 for Frank P. Perkins, the...
Read the storyCarriage House · 1890-91
180 East 73rd Street, New York, NY
The 180 East 73rd Street Building is a fine example of the type of private carriage house built during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in this area of Manhattan. Constructed between 1890 and 1891 for Max Nathan...
Read the storyCarriage House · 1890
182 East 73rd Street, New York, NY
The 182 East 73rd Street Building is an example of the type of commercial stable built during the 19th century throughout New York City. Constructed in 1890 to house the S. Kayton & Co. Stable, the building both...
Read the storyResidential · 1892-93
254 West 102nd Street, New York, NY
The 254 West 102nd Street House is one of an intact group of four residences designed by the architectural firm of Schneider & Herter and built by the firm of Schneider & Company as a speculative venture. The rowhouse...
Read the storyCommercial · 1893-94
58 Pine Street, New York, NY
This distinguished Lower Manhattan office building, built in 1893-94 by developer James G. Wallace and designed by his company’s architect Oswald Wirz, is a rare survivor. The building represents a period of great urban...
Read the storyResidential · 1892-93
856 West End Avenue, New York, NY
The 856 West End Avenue House is one of an intact group of four residences designed by the architectural firm of Schneider & Herter and built by the firm of Schneider & Company as a speculative venture. The rowhouse...
Read the storyResidential · 1892-93
858 West End Avenue, New York, NY
The 858 West End Avenue House is one of an intact group of four residences designed by the architectural firm of Schneider & Herter and built by the firm of Schneider & Company as a speculative venture. The rowhouse...
Read the storyCommercial · 1894-95
76 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
Designed by Manhattan architect George H. Griebel, and constructed in 1894-95, the Ahrens Building is a distinctive example of the Romanesque Revival style successfully adapted to the requirements of a steel-framed...
Read the storyResidential · 1927-28
140 East 63rd Street, New York, NY
The Barbizon Hotel for Women was built in 1927-28 as a residential hotel and clubhouse for single women, who at that time were moving to New York City in record numbers to take advantage of new professional...
Read the storyCommercial · 1892
173 West 89th Street, New York, NY
Built in 1892, the Claremont Stables was designed in the then popular Romanesque Revival style by Frank A. Rooke. Now the oldest functioning commercial stable in Manhattan,' it was constructed as a livery stable...
Read the storyFirehouse · 1883-84
175 East 104th Street, New York, NY
Erected in 1884, Fire Engine Company No. 53 was designed by the prominent firm of Napoleon LeBrun & Sons, architects for the Fire Department between 1879 and 1895. Fire Engine Company No. 53 is an excellent example of...
Read the storyFirehouse · 1888-89
120 East 125th Street, New York, NY
Fire Hook & Ladder Company No. 14, built in 1888-89, was designed by the architectural firm of N. LeBrun & Sons in the Romanesque Revival style. Between the years of 1880 and 1895, N. LeBrun & Sons helped to define the...
Read the storyFirehouse · 1884-86
159 East 67th Street, New York, NY
Fire Engine Company 39 and Ladder Company 16 Station House is an outstanding example of late nineteenth century civic architecture. Built in 1884-86, the six-story Romanesque Revival structure was designed by N. LeBrun...
Read the storyFirehouse · 1889-90
500 West 113th Street, New York, NY
Fire Engine Company No. 47, built in 1889-90, is a distinguished firehouse designed by the architectural firm N. LeBrun & Sons. Stylistically, it combines features of Romanesque Revival and Classical Revival styles,...
Read the storyFirehouse · 1898-99
363 Broome Street, New York, NY
Fire Engine Company 55 is a richly ornamented, mid-block firehouse, erected in 1898¬-99. It was the prominent New York architect R. H. Robertson's only commission for the New York City Fire Department and one of the...
Read the storyCommercial · 1891-92
453 Washington Street, New York, NY
Distinguished by its picturesque gabled roof and striking dark brick trim, the Fleming Smith Warehouse is an impressive commercial building on the Southeast corner of Washington and Watts Streets in the warehouse...
Read the storyFirehouse · 1888
304 West 47th Street, New York, NY
Erected in 1888, the former Fire Engine Company No. 54 was designed by the prominent firm of Napoleon LeBrun & Son, architects for the New York City Fire Department, between 1879 and 1895. Former Fire Engine Company No....
Read the storyEducational · 1893-94
120 West 46th Street, New York, NY
The High School of the Performing Arts, formerly Public School 67, is a handsome Romanesque Revival style building originally built to serve a large residential community on the west side of Manhattan. The school is the...
Read the storyReligious · 1884-85
151 West 128th Street, New York, NY
Designed in two sections by different architects, the Metropolitan Baptist Church (originally the New York Presbyterian Church) is a fine example of the many new churches built in Harlem during the late 19th century at...
Read the storyBank · 1883-84
81 East 125th Street, New York, NY
The Mount Morris Bank Building, one of the most impressive buildings in Harlem, is prominently situated at the northwest corner of East 125th Street (the major commercial artery of Harlem) and Park Avenue, immediately...
Read the storyCommercial · 1892-94
305 Broadway, New York, NY
The 13-story (plus basement) Mutual Reserve Building (1892-94), located on the northwest corner of Broadway and Duane Street, is one of New York City’s most significant examples of a tall late-19th-century office...
Read the storyCommercial · 1888-90
330 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY
The former New-York Cab Company Stable is a striking reminder of the time when horse-drawn carriages crowded Manhattan streets. Built in 1888-90, 318-330 Amsterdam Avenue was one of the earliest commercial stables on...
Read the storyResidential · 1883-89
205 West 57th Street, New York, NY
The Osborne Apartments, built in 1883-85 and designed by the talented and prolific architect James E. Ware, was one of the earliest luxury apartment buildings in New York City. Constructed in what by 1890 had become New...
Read the storyReligious · 1903-04
15 Pike Street, New York, NY
The Pike Street Synagogue, constructed in 1903-04 for the Congregation Sons of Israel Kalwarie, is a rare surviving synagogue building from that period of New York's history when the Lower East Side served as America's...
Read the storyReligious · 1907
112 East 106th Street, New York, NY
Saint Cecilia's Convent is in the heart of that section of East part known as "El Barrio" The convent building was altered to its present appearance by Neville & Bagge in 1907. The Convent of Saint Cecilia and the...
Read the storyReligious · 1883-87
120 East 106th Street, New York, NY
Saint Cecilia's Church, in the heart of, that section of East Harlem known as "El Barrio," was completed in 1887 according to the designs of the noted architectural firm of Napoleon Le Brun & Sons. Saint Cecilia's...
Read the storyReligious · 1853-54
151 East 28th Street, New York, NY
St. Stephen’s Church (The Church of Our Lady of the Scapular and St. Stephen) is a particularly early example of the Romanesque Revival style, located on East 28th Street near Murray Hill and Kips Bay in Manhattan.
Read the storyMuseum · 1874 onward; first building opened 1877
Central Park West & West 77th Street, New York, NY
The American Museum of Natural History opened its first building on this site in 1877. Designed by Vaux & Mould, it was later enclosed by additions. The long Romanesque Revival front on West 77th Street is the work of...
Read the storyResidential · 1886-88
10 St. Nicholas Place, New York, NY
This handsome residence was erected between 1666 and 1688 for James Anthony Bailey, partner in the famed Barnum & Bailey Circus. Samuel B. Reed, the architect for the house, combined structural and decorative elements...
Read the storyClubhouse · 1886-87
60 Pine Street, New York, NY
Constructed in 1886-87 for The Down Town Association, this elegant Romanesque Revival style building was designed by noted architect Charles C. Haight. The Down Town Association, begun in 1860 as a luncheon club, was...
Read the storyCivic · 1891-93
170 East 121st Street, New York, NY
Of the many historic buildings erected in Harlem around the turn of the Century and still extant, the Harlem Courthouse is one of the most significant and impressive. Begun in 1891 and completed in 1893, it is...
Read the storyCommercial · 1889-90
3 Union Square West, New York, NY
A classic example of the layered arcade design solution, a solution in which New York pioneered, the Romanesque Revival Lincoln Building is representative of an important transitional phase in the history of tall...
Read the storyReligious · 1897
308 West 122nd Street, New York, NY
The Mount Olive Fire Baptized Holiness Church, with its distinctive facade combining elements of the Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival styles, was constructed in 1897 for the Second Reformed Presbyterian Church of...
Read the storyClubhouse · 1890
29 East 32nd Street, New York, NY
The Old Grolier Club (now the Gilbert Kiamie House) is a good example of how attractive and interesting the conventional "twenty-five foot front" can be made in New York. Here, in designing this three-story clubhouse,...
Read the storyHotel · 1888-90
1 West 30th Street, New York, NY
The Wilbraham, built in 1888-90 as a bachelor apartment hotel, was commissioned by prominent Scottish-American jeweler William Moir as a real estate investment. It was designed by the versatile New York architectural...
Read the storyCivic · 1892-99
641 Washington Street, New York, NY
This handsome Romanesque Revival warehouse building, now known as the Building, was built as the "Appraisers' Warehouse" by the U. S. Government. It fills an entire city block and is ten stories high. Built almost...
Read the storyCivic · 1872
W 173d Street & Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY
Since 1872, a slender and graceful water tower overlooking old High Bridge and the Harlem River has been one of Manhattan's most picturesque architectural monument; This impressive Tower resembling a medieval campanile...
Read the storyReligious · 1883-85
165 West 86th Street, New York, NY
The West Park Presbyterian Church is considered to be one of the best examples of a Romanesque Revival style religious structure in New York City. The extraordinarily deep color of its red sandstone cladding and the...
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