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America's Little House
America's Little House was a temporary demonstration home located in Murray Hill, Manhattan in New York (state), New York which was only open for a year from 1934 to 1935. It was designed by architect Roger Bullard with the assistance of architect Clifford C. Wendehack. The home was built in 1934 as part of the Better Homes in America campaign to promote single-family homeownership, modernization, and improvement. The house's garage included a radio broadcasting studio used by Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). The home was a Georgian architecture, Georgian colonial revival, eight-room house with a garage, surrounded by a lawn and white picket fence. The house was designed to be affordable to the average American family. The house was closed in 1935 after receiving 166,000 visitors; an office building was built on the site in 1954. Background Better Homes in America movement Between 1922 and 1935, the Better Homes in America movement partnered with the federal government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Grand Central Place
One Grand Central Place, originally the Lincoln Building, is a 55-story, tall neo-Gothic office building at 60 East 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. It is bounded by Madison Avenue to the west, East 41st Street to the south, and Park Avenue to the east. One Grand Central Place is near other skyscrapers such as the Chrysler Building, MetLife Building, and One Vanderbilt. It has direct in-building access to Grand Central Terminal to the north. As of 2021, it is the 91st-tallest building in the city, tied with the 277 Fifth Avenue, Barclay Tower, and One Court Square. The building is assigned its own ZIP Code, 10165; it was one of 41 buildings in Manhattan that had their own ZIP Codes . Description and history Designed by architect Kenneth Norton of James Edwin Ruthven Carpenter Jr., the skyscraper was completed in 1930 as the Lincoln Building. Among the building's features are the Gothic windows at the top. In June 2009, the Lincoln Building w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |