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    Salvation Army Representatives Oppose Designation of 14th Street Headquarters

    Designation Hearing  •  Greenwich Village, Manhattan

     

    Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters, located at 120-130 West 14th St., Manhattan. Image credit: Beyond My Ken.

    Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters, located at 120-130 West 14th St., Manhattan. Image credit: Beyond My Ken.

    Art Deco building from 1929, notable for its three-story arched entryway and asymmetrical massing. On February 11, 2014, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a hearing on the possible designation of the Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters, located at 120-130 West 14th Street in Manhattan. The three-building complex, designed by Ralph Walker of Voorhees, Gmelin and Walker, was completed in 1935.  Walker was the architect of the Western Union Building and the Barclay-Vesey Building, both individual City landmarks. The asymmetric Art Deco complex is clad in buff brick with cast-stone trim, and contains an auditorium, office space, and dormitory. The building is notable for its three-story arched entryway, and its vertical office tower. (read more…)

    Tags : Historic Districts Council, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Salvation Army, Voorhees Gmelin and Walker
    Date:02/21/2014
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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