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
architectural 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
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ID
Peters04432
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/14452.
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