Gorham Building
historic landmark building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City
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Summary
Gorham Building is a building[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Manhattan[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Architect: Stanford White[5], McKim, Mead & White[6]
- Commissioned by: Gorham Manufacturing Company[7]
- Named after: Gorham Manufacturing Company[8]
- Architectural style: Renaissance Revival architecture[9], Mediterranean Revival architecture[10], Italian Renaissance[11]
- Made from material: limestone[12], granite[13], bronze[14], copper[15], gold leaf[16]
- Location: Midtown Manhattan[17]
- Postal code: 10018[18]
- Commons category: Gorham Building 390 Fifth Avenue[19]
- Inception: 1903[20], September 5, 1904[21]
- Coordinate location: 40.749722222222225, -73.98416666666667[22]
- Located on street: Fifth Avenue[23]
- Described at URL: http://landmarkbranding.com/390-fifth-avenue-the-gorham-building/[24], http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2027.pdf[25]
- Floors above ground: 8[26]
- Described by source: The New York Times[27]
- Heritage designation: New York City Landmark[28]
- Official name: Gorham Building[29]
- Native label: Gorham Building[30]
- Capital cost: 1,250,000[31]
- Has part(s) of the class: frieze[32], cornice[33], balcony[34], arcade[35]
- Street address: 390 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018[36]
Why It Matters
Gorham Building is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]