The Dorilton

	Dorilton
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	NYC Landmark
	The Dorilton 171 West 71st Street
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Location	171 W. 71st St., New York, New York
Coordinates	40°46′41″N 73°58′54″W / 40.77806°N 73.98167°WCoordinates: 40°46′41″N 73°58′54″W / 40.77806°N 73.98167°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1900
Architect	Janes & Leo
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	83001723
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 8, 1983
Designated NYCL	September 8, 1983

The Dorilton is a luxury residential housing cooperative in Manhattan, New York City. Construction began in 1900 and was completed by 1902.

Architecture[]

The building was designed by Janes & Leo, the New York City-based architectural firm of Elisha Harris Janes and Richard Leopold Leo for real estate developer . It is located at 171 West 71st Street, at Broadway.

The building is noted for its opulent Beaux-Arts style limestone and brick exterior, featuring monumental sculptures, richly balustraded balconies, and a three-story, copper and slate mansard roof.^[2] The exterior masonry, decorative terra-cotta work and chimneys and roof were expertly restored in 1998 by the Walter B. Melvin architectural firm.^[3]^[4]

Architecture historian Andrew Dolkart thinks it may be "the most flamboyant apartment house in New York," with its striking, "French-inspired" sculpted figures and an enormous iron gate "reminiscent of those that guard French palaces."^[5]

Architecture historian Francis Morrone regards it as one of the city's great apartment buildings.^[6]

The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1974. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

Gallery[]

Close-up of the elaborate facade
Main entrance

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ The Dorilton: photos and description
^ "The Dorilton, 171 West 71st Street ", Walter B. Melvin Architects, LLC. Accessed 10 December 2015.
^ Larry E. Gobrecht (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: The Dorilton". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-03-25. See also: "Accompanying six photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
^ Guide to New York City landmarks, Andrew Dolkart, Matthew A. Postal, John Wiley and Sons, 2004, p. 139.
^ The architectural guidebook to New York City, Francis Morrone, James Iska, Gibbs Smith, 2002, p. 268.

External links[]

Media related to The Dorilton at Wikimedia Commons

[nris-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[2] The Dorilton: photos and description

[3] "The Dorilton, 171 West 71st Street ", Walter B. Melvin Architects, LLC. Accessed 10 December 2015.

[nrhpinv_ny-4] Larry E. Gobrecht (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: The Dorilton". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-03-25. See also: "Accompanying six photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.

[5] Guide to New York City landmarks, Andrew Dolkart, Matthew A. Postal, John Wiley and Sons, 2004, p. 139.

[6] The architectural guidebook to New York City, Francis Morrone, James Iska, Gibbs Smith, 2002, p. 268.

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