The De La Salle Institute was a
coed
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Catholic Church
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school
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which operated in
Manhattan
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in
New York City
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beginning in the 19th century. From 1902
it was located at 106 West
59th Street, running through to 107 West 58th Street. It fronted 59th Street for and faced
Central Park
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. It had a depth of , with on West 58th Street, and west on
Sixth Avenue
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. In August 1912 the De La Salle Institute adjoined the German Club on West 59th Street and the Hotel Savilla on West 58th Street.
Location changes
The property was purchased in February 1921 by a syndicate, incorporated as the Copley Hotel Studios, with plans to build an upscale co-operative apartment house on the
Central Park South location. The new building was to be twenty stories high and designed by architect
Charles W. Buckham. The apartment corporation was headed by Charles K. Eagle, of the silk firm of J.H. and C.K. Eagle. Eagle owned a twelve-story loft
structure on the southeast corner of
Fourth Avenue and 21st Street.
In July 1922, the De La Salle Institute relocated to a four-story building at 19 West 75th Street, which cost $45,000. The house stood on a lot measuring . It was located between
Central Park West and
Columbus Avenue.
[
The now mixed-sex school purchased the Veltin School for Girls property in August 1924. It was a modern fireproof school structure at 160 and 162 West 74th Street. It ran through to 163 and 165 West 73rd Street.]
Notable alumni
* Paul Bernard Malone (1872-1960), Army general
* Ted Healy
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(1896-1937), Comedian
References
Demolished buildings and structures in Manhattan
Private high schools in Manhattan
Cultural history of New York City
Defunct Catholic secondary schools in New York City
Defunct schools in New York City
Educational institutions established in 1902
1902 establishments in New York City
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