Century Building
Manhattan, United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
The Century Building is a Queen Anne style commercial building at 33 East 17th Street, between Park Avenue South and Broadway in Union Square, Manhattan. Designed by William Schickel and built in 1880–1881, it was a speculative development that rises five floors beneath a 1½-story attic. It housed the Century Publishing Company from 1881 until 1915 and was converted into a Barnes & Noble bookstore in 1995. It is a New York City landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- commercial building
- Heritage
- New York City Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Manhattan, United States
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