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The Masterpiece Next Door

http://www.epicharmus.com/masterpiece/

Where I visit, photograph, and blog about all 500-plus Manhattan landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places.

• Added on: Feb 2nd, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Michael
• Listed in: Architecture Photography
• Tags: architecture new york manhattan New York City urbanism landmark

Recent Posts

• A small note.

  Posted on Sunday January 25th, 2009 at 23:11

  If you read this blog regularly, you may have wondered about the lack of entries, completely unaware that this happened. Praise of any kind is always tricky for me to process. Yes, I love it and seek it OH GOD, YES. When I found out, I took some slug...

• 100. Brooklyn Bridge

  Posted on Sunday January 11th, 2009 at 20:54 in bridge, steve brodie, civic center, south street seaport, two bridges, south street seaport and water street corridor, john a. roebling, washington a. roebling

  A.K.A.: East River BridgeBuilt: 1867-1883Architect: John A. RoeblingNational Register Number: 66000523Listed: October 15, 1966Visited: February 1, June 26, and November 21, 2008Official Documentation: NYCLPC Report; NRHP Nomination FormThis is the fa...

• 99. US Courthouse

  Posted on Wednesday December 31st, 2008 at 22:05 in skyscraper, cass gilbert, civic center, cass gilbert jr.

  A.K.A.: Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse; Thurgood Marshall Federal CourthouseLocation: 40 Centre Street/40 Foley SquareBuilt: 1932-1936; currently under restorationArchitects: Cass Gilbert and Cass Gilbert, Jr.National Register Number: 870...

• 98. LETTIE G. HOWARD (schooner)

  Posted on Sunday December 28th, 2008 at 12:24 in ship, financial district, watercraft, south street seaport, south street seaport and water street corridor, arthur d. story

  A.K.A.: Mystic C.; CaviareLocation: Off Pier 16, off of Fulton StreetBuilt: 1893Builder: Arthur D. StoryNational Register Number: 84002779Listed: September 7, 1984Visited: December 14, 2008Official Documentation: NRHP Nomination Form; NHL FormAn anno...

• 97. Municipal Building

  Posted on Wednesday December 24th, 2008 at 01:15 in skyscraper, civic center, mckim mead and white, william m. kendall

  A.K.A.: Manhattan Municipal BuildingLocation: 1 Centre StreetBuilt: 1912-1914Architect: William M. Kendall of McKim, Mead & WhiteNational Register Number: 72000879Listed: October 18, 1972Visited: February 2, October 15 and 21, and December 14, 2008Of...

• 96. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall Subway Station (IRT)

  Posted on Saturday December 20th, 2008 at 21:21 in subway, civic center, heins and lafarge

  Location: Under Centre Street between Chambers and Frankfort StreetsBuilt: 1901-1904Architect: Heins & LaFargeNational Register Number: 05000674Listed: July 6, 2005Visited: Multiple times; mainly December 3 and 14, 2008Official Documentation: NRHP No...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 4.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

designslinger

quite a tall order - visiting, photographing, and blogging about all 500+ Manhattan landmarks....

good going - keep up the excellent work!

Posted: February 23rd, 2009 | More Reviews From designslinger | Report This Comment

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