Midtown East in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
312 East 53rd Street
New York City Designated Landmark
Photographed by Larry Gertner, December 2, 2022
1. 312 East 53rd Street Marker
This wooden house was one of a pair built in 1866, probably by a local builder. Its mansard roof and heavy door and window encasements, all with bracketed cornices, recall the French Second Empire style, popular in post-Civil War architecture.
Erected 1989 by New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.
Location. 40° 45.385′ N, 73° 57.995′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Midtown East. It is on East 53rd Street east of First Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 312-314 East 53rd St, New York NY 10022, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Timekeeper (a few steps from this marker); The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre & Sanford Meisner (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mount Pleasant (about 700 feet away); Greenacre Park (about 800 feet away); Beekman Tower (approx. 0.2 miles away); Katherine Cornell 1893-1974 / Guthrie McClintic 1893-1961 (approx. Ό mile away); Ellen Biddle Shipman (approx. Ό mile away); Irving Berlin (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Also see . . . The 1866 Wooden Houses at Nos. 312 and 314 East 53rd Street. Daytonian in Manhattan website entry (Submitted on December 11, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Larry Gertner, December 2, 2022
2. 312-314 East 53rd Street
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
