Flatiron District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gorham Apartments

Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 23, 2019

1. Gorham Apartments Marker

Inscription. Constructed in the Queen Anne style in 1883, with apartments on the upper floors and the prestigious Gorham Silver Company on the lower floors. One of the first apartment houses as well as one of the first mixed use buildings by the prominent architect Edward Hale Kendall, whose distinguished commissions included the Washington Building, the American Express Building on Jay Street and the Navarre Hotel.
Gorham Apartments was originally owned by the Goelet family, whose mansion stood across the street.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 40° 44.32′ N, 73° 59.404′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Flatiron District. It is at the intersection of Broadway and East 19th Street, on the right when traveling south on Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 889 Broadway, New York NY 10003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Theodore Roosevelt (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace (about 300 feet away); Horace Greeley (about 300 feet away); 133 Fifth Avenue (about 400 feet away); Pirates of Penzance Composition Site (about 400 feet away); Armenian Grove Plaque (about 800 feet away); The Germania Life Insurance Company Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Levi Parsons Morton (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Max’s Kansas City, 1965-1974 (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . The 1884 Gorham Manufacturing Building. "Daytonian in Manhattan" entry. (Submitted on March 13, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Gorham Apartments image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 2, 2016

2. Gorham Apartments

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 13, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.