Union Square, New York Photos |
Union Square hosts statues of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Marquis de Lafayette, Mohandas Gandhi and one of the most impressive flagpole bases in America. Significant buildings around the square include Bank of the Metropolis, Decker Building, W Union Square, New Tammany Hall, and the Consolidated Gas Building (now ConEdison). |
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| See also: New York City Landmark Squares & Streetscapes |
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| George Washington equestrian statue (1856) by Henry Kirke Brown & pedestal by Richard Upjohn in Union Square. | George Washington equestrian statue in Union Square. | Union Square plaque commemorates the first Labor Day on September 5, 1882. | Independence Flagpole base (1926) by Anthony de Francisci in Union Square. |
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| Marquis de Lafayette statue (1873) by Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi in Union Square. | Abraham Lincoln statue (1869) by Henry Kirke Brown in Union Square. | Mohandas Gandhi sculpture (1986) by Kantilal B. Patel in Union Square. | Flower market on Union Square. |
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| Flower market on Union Square. | Flower market on Union Square. | Union Square domed subway entrance. | Union Square subway entrance. |
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| Domed subway entrance in front of Lincoln (1889) & Spingler (1890s) Buildings on Union Square. | Lincoln Building (1890) (1-3 Union Square West). Style: Romanesque. Architect: Robert Henderson Robertson. On National Register. | Stylized lion gargoyle on Lincoln Building on Union Square. | Spingler Building (1890) decoration detail (5-9 Union Square West). |
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| 17-19 Union Square West (1913) (12 floors) over art market. Architect: Charles Volz. | Roofline decorations of 17-19 Union Square West. | 17-19 Union Square West & Carlyle Court Residence Hall of NYU (1987) (14 floors) on Union Square. | Bank of the Metropolis (1903) (31 Union Square West) (16 floors). Style: Beaux Arts. Architect: Bruce Price. On National Register. |
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| Lions along roofline of Bank of the Metropolis on Union Square. | Narrow edge roofline of Bank of the Metropolis on Union Square. | Entrance architecture of Bank of the Metropolis on Union Square. | Bank of the Metropolis & Decker Buildings on Union Square. |
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| Decker Building (now Union Building) (1893) (33 Union Square West). Style: Moorish. Architect: John H. Edelmann. On National Register. | Facade of Decker Building on Union Square. | Precursor of Chicago style Decker Building window (Edelmann was mentor of Louis Sullivan) on Union Square. | Skyline on Union Square. |
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| Heritage buildings looking along 16th St. from Union Square. | Northern side of Union Square. | Barnes & Noble Bookstore (former Century Building) (1881) (33 East 17th St. on Union Square). Style: Queen Anne Chateau. Architect: William Schickel. | Everett Building (1908) (200 Park Ave. S.) (16 floors). Style: Chicago Style. Architect: Goldwin Starrett & Van Vleck. |
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| W Union Square plus view up Park Ave. | W Union Square (originally named Germania Life Insurance) (1911) (21 floors) at NE corner of Union Square. Architect: D'Oench & Yost, Brennan Beer Gorman / Architects. | New York Film Academy, W Union Square plus other buildings viewed up Park Ave. | New Tammany Hall (1929), once New York Democratic HQ (now New York Film Academy) on Union Square. Style: Neoclassical. Architect: Thompson, Holmes, Converse, Charles B. Meyers. |
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| New York Film Academy (former New Tammany Hall) facade. | Union Square Savings Bank (now a theater) (1907) (20 Union Square East) by architect who designed Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Style: Classical. Architect: Henry Bacon. | Cornelius Roosevelt Building (1894) (841 Broadway off Union Sq.). Style: Victorian Romanesque. | Round pillar corner of Roosevelt Building. |
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| Brick, stone & terra cotta details of Roosevelt Building. | Cornelius Roosevelt Building terra cotta entrance frieze details. | 8 Union Square South (2007) (15 floors). Architect: Arpad Baksa Architect. | Mercantile Building (1910) (33 Irving Place) (12 floors). Architect: Starrett & Van Vleck. |
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| Pete's Tavern (est. 1864) patronized by O. Henry when he wrote Gift of the Magi (129 E. 18th St.) off Union Square. | Streetscape along Irving Place at 19th St. | 81 Irving Place (1930) (14 floors). Architect: George F. Pelham. | Streetscape up Park Ave. from 21st St. with MetLife Building in distance. |
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Tower of ConEdison (aka Consolidated Gas) Building seen from south.  |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |