History and architecture
This building is four stories high, and above the third floor there is an attic story set back behind a handsome rail (balustrade) and roof deck. The building is an example of Federal Eclectic architecture. It is built of stone, instead of brick, as it would have been had it been built in the Federal Period in New York. Consequently it is more British than American.
The importance of this building consists in showing how a small clubhouse may be both attractive and imposing. Here the handsome proportions and bas-relief ornament of the front facade make a notable contribution to our urban architecture. As the building of the New York County Lawyers Association, it furnishes a home for that important organization in a structure expressly designed for it by the noted architect Cass Gilbert, who also designed the United States Supreme Court building in Washington.
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14 Vesey Street, New York, NY
14 Vesey Street, New York, NY
Sources and further reading
This history comes from the Landmarks app’s historical catalog. Names and building uses may reflect the period described.