Thursday, August 30, 2012

The Levi P. Morton Residence

The Levi P. Morton residence designed by McKim, Mead & White c. 1898 at 681 Fifth Avenue in New York City.  Morton was Vice-President of the United States under Benjamin Harrison and later Governor of New York.  The residence has since been demolished.  Photo from The Brickbuilder, 1902.
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4 comments:

  1. The Down East DilettanteAugust 30, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    Dignified & Dull

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  2. ArchitectDesign™August 31, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    They can't all be outstanding or where would we be? Sometimes dignified and dull is what is called for, don't you think? I mean - if every building built today was a Gehry where would we be? For the record I can't stand him but just to cite an example.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 31, 2012 at 12:01 PM

    Absolutely. Gehry is over rated no doubt although Disney Concert Hall and 8 Spruce Street are exceptions. Most "star" architects want to populate the environment with statement buildings when a nice background building that plays well with its neighbors is what is called for.

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  4. The Down East DilettanteSeptember 1, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    Boys, boys! I wasn't damning the building at all---it's a perfectly good house---but is just that, a nice, dignified, dull house.

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