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…)