Midtown East in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
St. Regis Hotel
Designated Landmark New York City
Photographed By Larry Gertner, July 8, 2018
1. St. Regis Hotel Marker, NYLPF version (Plaque 1)
Plaque 1
The St. Regis Hotel, one of the most elegant and sophisticated Beaux-Arts style buildings in New York, in among the oldest of the early “skyscraper” hotels. Commissioned by John Jacob Astor, it heralded the transformation of Fifth Avenue from a street of mansions, private clubs and churches to a thoroughfare of hotels, skyscrapers and fashionable shops. The turn-of-the-century, Gilded Age hostelry was doubled in size by a 1920s addition that transformed it into a major hotel for the newly emerging modern metropolis. The vast 1991 renovation replaced the building’s mechanical systems and restored its Edwardian magnificence.
New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation
1991
Plaque 2
St. Regis Hotel
Landmarks of New York
When completed in 1904, this was the highest hotel building in New York. Designed by Trowbridge & Livingston and constructed by Marc Eidlitz & Son, it was conceived and owned by Colonel John Jacob Astor, whose son Vincent enlarged the original structure in 1925.
Plaque erected 1965 by
The New York Community Trust
Erected 1991 by New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
Location.
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Peninsula Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Former Aeolian Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The University Club (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kiton (about 300 feet away); 7 West 54th Street House (about 400 feet away); Saint Thomas Church (about 500 feet away); 9-11 West 54th Street (about 500 feet away); 13-15 West 54th Street Houses (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
More about this marker. This is the only instance I have found of markers from both the NYCT and NYLPF for the same building.
Regarding St. Regis Hotel. The building is listed in the "AIA (American Institute of Architects) Guide to New York City, Fifth Edition".
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. "Peregrine Falcons in New York City"
Also see . . . The 1901 Battle over 5th Avenue - the St. Regis Hotel
Photographed By Larry Gertner, July 8, 2018
2. St. Regis Hotel Marker, NYCT version (Plaque 2)
Photographed By Larry Gertner, February 4, 2019
3. St. Regis Hotel Markers
The markers are inconvienently located behind the shrubbery near the entrance staircases.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, February 4, 2019
4. St. Regis Hotel
2 E. 55th Street; Harry Winston Jewelers is the corner business.
Photographed By Irving Underhill, 1907
5. St. Regis Hotel, New York
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 361 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on February 4, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on February 4, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on February 4, 2019. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
