Westbeth Artists Housing

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Title

Westbeth Artists Housing
Bell Telephone Laboratories (1898-1966)

Agent

Cyrus Lazelle Warner Eidlitz (American architect, 1853-1921)

Location

New York City, New York, United States
55 Bethune St, New York, NY 10014
40°44'12.5"N 74°00'30.5"W

Date

1898
19th Century

Style Period

Italianate

Cultural Context

American

Worktype

residential building
arts organization

Material

brick

Technique

masonry construction

Subject

architecture and city planning
low-pitched hipped roof
cornice

Description

partial view
exterior view
south east view
463 West Street is a 13 building complex located on the block between West Street, Washington Street, Bank Street, and Bethune Street in Manhattan, New York. It was originally the home of Bell Telephone Laboratories between 1898 and 1966. For a time, it was the largest industrial research center in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and further designated as a National Historic Landmark, as Bell Telephone Laboratories.

Rights

© Michael Peters
© Texas Tech University Libraries
Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.

ID

Peters04430

Source

Michael Peters

Collection

Citation

Eidlitz, Cyrus Lazelle Warner, Westbeth Artists Housing, 1898, New York City, New York, United States, TTU Arch Design Images. Image Source: Michael Peters. https://archimage.lib.ttu.edu/items/show/14451.

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