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Horace Ginsberg
Horace Ginsbern (né Ginsberg, 1902–1987) was an American architect. His firm, Horace Ginsbern & Associates, was responsible for the Park Plaza Apartments (New York), Park Plaza Apartments the first Art Deco building in the Bronx, New York, as well as the Fish Building on the Grand Concourse (Bronx), Grand Concourse. He also designed 225 East 74th Street in Manhattan, which was built by the Bricken Brothers (1937); it has been the home to many people in the arts including violinist Felix Galimir and playwright/screenwriter David Shaw (''Redhead (musical), Redhead'', ''If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium''). References External linksLehman bio 1902 births 1987 deaths Jewish architects {{US-architect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Plaza Apartments (New York)
The Park Plaza Apartments were one of the first and most prominent Art Deco apartment buildings erected in the Bronx in New York City. The eight-story, polychromatic terra cotta embellished structure at 1005 Jerome Avenue and West 164th Street was designed by Horace Ginsberg and Marvin Fine and completed in 1931. It is an eight-story building divided into five blocks or section, each six bays wide. There are about 200 apartments, ranging from one to five rooms. ''See also:'' Officially designated a New York City Landmark in 1981, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, it faced the lushly treed landscape of Macombs Dam Park until 2006, when the park was condemned for a new Yankee Stadium. See also *List of New York City Designated Landmarks in The Bronx *National Register of Historic Places in Bronx County, New York List of Registered Historic Places in Bronx County, New York (Borough of The Bronx): This is intended to be a complete list of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |