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Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State
The Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State, First Department, is a courthouse in the Flatiron District neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. The courthouse is used by the First Department of the New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division. The original three-story building, at the northeast corner of Madison Avenue and 25th Street, was designed by James Brown Lord in the Renaissance Revival style and was finished in 1899. A six-story annex to the north, on Madison Avenue, was designed by Rogers & Butler and completed in 1955.
The facade of both the original building and its annex is made almost entirely out of marble. The courthouse's exterior was originally decorated with 21 sculptures from 16 separate artists; one of the sculptures was removed in 1955. The main entrance is through a double-height colonnade on 25th Street with a decorative pediment; there is also a smaller colonnade on Madison Avenue. The far northern end of the annex's facade contains a Holocaust Memorial by Harriet Feigenbaum. Inside the courthouse, ten artists created murals for the main hall and the courtroom. The interiors are decorated with elements such as marble walls, woodwork, and paneled and coffered ceilings; the courtroom also has stained-glass windows and a stained-glass ceiling dome. The remainder of the building contains various offices, judges' chambers, and other rooms.
The Appellate Division Courthouse was proposed in the late 1890s to accommodate the Appellate Division's First Department, which had been housed in rented quarters since its founding. Construction took place between 1896 and 1899, with a formal opening on January 2, 1900. Following unsuccessful attempts to relocate the court in the 1930s and 1940s, the northern annex was built between 1952 and 1955, and the original courthouse was also renovated. The structure was again renovated in the 1980s and in the 2000s. Throughout the courthouse's existence, its architecture has received largely positive commentary. The Appellate Division Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and its facade and interior are both New York City designated landmarks.
The Appellate Division Courthouse occupies the northeast corner of Madison Avenue and 25th Street in the Flatiron District neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The rectangular land lot covers approximately 14,812 square feet (1,376.1 m2), with a frontage of 98.5 feet (30.0 m) on Madison Avenue to the west and 150 feet (46 m) on 25th Street to the south. The original structure measured 150 feet (46 m) wide along 25th Street, with a depth of 50 feet (15 m) on its western end (facing Madison Avenue) and 100 feet (30 m) on its eastern end.
Madison Square Park is across Madison Avenue, while the New York Merchandise Mart occupies the site directly to the north. Other nearby buildings include the New York Life Building one block north, the Metropolitan Life North Building across 25th Street to the south, and the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower one block south.
The original three-story Beaux-Arts courthouse, at the corner of Madison Avenue and 25th Street, was built between 1896 and 1899. It was designed by James Brown Lord in an Italian Renaissance Revival style with Palladian-inspired details, which include tall columns, a high base, and flat walls. The structure has been likened to an 18th-century English country house because of its Palladian details, and it was similar in scale to low-rise residential buildings at the time of its construction. A six-story annex next to the original building on Madison Avenue was designed by Rogers & Butler in 1952.
Sixteen sculptors, led by Daniel Chester French, worked on the courthouse's exterior; all of the sculptors were members of the then-new National Sculpture Society. Lord, with the assistance of the National Society of Mural Painters, commissioned ten artists to execute allegorical murals for the courthouse's interior. According to the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services, at the time of the building's construction, it featured decorations by more sculptors than any other edifice in the United States.
The facade is made almost entirely of marble. The original marble was quarried from North Adams, Massachusetts, except for small portions quarried from Proctor, Vermont; this was replaced in 1954 with Alabama marble. A low marble parapet, also installed in 1954, is placed in front of the building at street level. It contains white marble sculptures depicting subjects related to law; there were originally 21 sculptures, but one was removed in 1955. The sculptures were treated as a key part of the design, rather than "mere adornment", and they accounted for one-fourth of the total construction cost. While many contemporary buildings in New York City contained niches for statues that were never installed, the statues on the Appellate Division Courthouse were a focal point of the building upon its completion in 1899. The New York Times wrote in 1935 that the courthouse "is said to have more exterior sculpture than any other building in the city".
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Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State
The Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State, First Department, is a courthouse in the Flatiron District neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. The courthouse is used by the First Department of the New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division. The original three-story building, at the northeast corner of Madison Avenue and 25th Street, was designed by James Brown Lord in the Renaissance Revival style and was finished in 1899. A six-story annex to the north, on Madison Avenue, was designed by Rogers & Butler and completed in 1955.
The facade of both the original building and its annex is made almost entirely out of marble. The courthouse's exterior was originally decorated with 21 sculptures from 16 separate artists; one of the sculptures was removed in 1955. The main entrance is through a double-height colonnade on 25th Street with a decorative pediment; there is also a smaller colonnade on Madison Avenue. The far northern end of the annex's facade contains a Holocaust Memorial by Harriet Feigenbaum. Inside the courthouse, ten artists created murals for the main hall and the courtroom. The interiors are decorated with elements such as marble walls, woodwork, and paneled and coffered ceilings; the courtroom also has stained-glass windows and a stained-glass ceiling dome. The remainder of the building contains various offices, judges' chambers, and other rooms.
The Appellate Division Courthouse was proposed in the late 1890s to accommodate the Appellate Division's First Department, which had been housed in rented quarters since its founding. Construction took place between 1896 and 1899, with a formal opening on January 2, 1900. Following unsuccessful attempts to relocate the court in the 1930s and 1940s, the northern annex was built between 1952 and 1955, and the original courthouse was also renovated. The structure was again renovated in the 1980s and in the 2000s. Throughout the courthouse's existence, its architecture has received largely positive commentary. The Appellate Division Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and its facade and interior are both New York City designated landmarks.
The Appellate Division Courthouse occupies the northeast corner of Madison Avenue and 25th Street in the Flatiron District neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The rectangular land lot covers approximately 14,812 square feet (1,376.1 m2), with a frontage of 98.5 feet (30.0 m) on Madison Avenue to the west and 150 feet (46 m) on 25th Street to the south. The original structure measured 150 feet (46 m) wide along 25th Street, with a depth of 50 feet (15 m) on its western end (facing Madison Avenue) and 100 feet (30 m) on its eastern end.
Madison Square Park is across Madison Avenue, while the New York Merchandise Mart occupies the site directly to the north. Other nearby buildings include the New York Life Building one block north, the Metropolitan Life North Building across 25th Street to the south, and the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower one block south.
The original three-story Beaux-Arts courthouse, at the corner of Madison Avenue and 25th Street, was built between 1896 and 1899. It was designed by James Brown Lord in an Italian Renaissance Revival style with Palladian-inspired details, which include tall columns, a high base, and flat walls. The structure has been likened to an 18th-century English country house because of its Palladian details, and it was similar in scale to low-rise residential buildings at the time of its construction. A six-story annex next to the original building on Madison Avenue was designed by Rogers & Butler in 1952.
Sixteen sculptors, led by Daniel Chester French, worked on the courthouse's exterior; all of the sculptors were members of the then-new National Sculpture Society. Lord, with the assistance of the National Society of Mural Painters, commissioned ten artists to execute allegorical murals for the courthouse's interior. According to the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services, at the time of the building's construction, it featured decorations by more sculptors than any other edifice in the United States.
The facade is made almost entirely of marble. The original marble was quarried from North Adams, Massachusetts, except for small portions quarried from Proctor, Vermont; this was replaced in 1954 with Alabama marble. A low marble parapet, also installed in 1954, is placed in front of the building at street level. It contains white marble sculptures depicting subjects related to law; there were originally 21 sculptures, but one was removed in 1955. The sculptures were treated as a key part of the design, rather than "mere adornment", and they accounted for one-fourth of the total construction cost. While many contemporary buildings in New York City contained niches for statues that were never installed, the statues on the Appellate Division Courthouse were a focal point of the building upon its completion in 1899. The New York Times wrote in 1935 that the courthouse "is said to have more exterior sculpture than any other building in the city".