The Alwyn Court is a 12-story apartment building located at 182 West 58th Street on the corner of Seventh Avenue

Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)

Seventh Avenue, known as Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard north of Central Park, is a thoroughfare on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is southbound below Central Park and a two-way street north of the park....

 in Midtown Manhattan

Midtown Manhattan

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, New York City

New York City

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, one block south of Central Park

Central Park

Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...

. It was built between 1907 and 1909, and was designed by Harde & Short

Harde & Short

Harde & Short was an American Beaux-Arts architectural firm in the early 20th century. The firm was based in New York City. Their most famous work is Alwyn Court near Central Park in New York. They designed many other buildings, nearly all of them in Manhattan...

 in French Renaissance style

French Renaissance architecture

French Renaissance architecture is the style of architecture which was imported to France from Italy during the early 16th century and developed in the light of local architectural traditions....

, with elaborate terra-cotta ornamentation in the Francis I

Francis I

Francis I may refer to:* Francesco I Gonzaga * Francis I, Duke of Brittany * Francis I, Duke of Lorraine * Francis I of France...

 style covering the entire facade. The interior courtyard has a painted architectural facade by artist Richard Haas

Richard Haas

Richard John Haas is an American muralist who is best known for architectural murals and his use of the Trompe l'oeil style.-Works:...

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The building was constructed with 14-room 5-bathroom apartments which were subdivided during the Depression. Although the interior has changed over time, the exterior, with its intricate terra-cotta decoration, has largely remained unchanged. The facade was cleaned and restored in 1980-81 by Beyer Blinder Belle

Beyer Blinder Belle

Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP is an international architecture firm. It is based in New York City and has an additional office in Washington, DC. The firm's name is derived from the three founding partners: John H. Beyer, Richard Blinder, and John Belle. The three architects met...

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The Alwyn Court was designated a New York landmark in 1966 and added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1979.

External links

• Profile on cooperator.com
• Alwyn Court from CityRealty.com