Hotel Manhattan (also known as Manhattan Hotel) was a "railroad hotel" on the northwest corner of

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History

Built in 1895–1896, it was to an 1893 design by

Henry Janeway Hardenbergh Henry Janeway Hardenbergh (February 6, 1847 – March 13, 1918) was an American architect, best known for his hotels and apartment buildings, and as a "master of a new building form — the skyscraper." He worked three times with Edward Clark, ...

. Standing at , it at one time held the record as "tallest hotel structure in the world". Architectural features included three levels of dormers and a chateauesque roof. It was razed in 1961 to make way for an office tower. Built by Marc Eidlitz & Son, there were 16.5 stories, with 14 stories above the street level. The electrical contractor was C. L. Eidlitz. The fixtures, to a design by Hardenbergh, were manufactured by the Archer Pancoast Company. The hotel was opened under the proprietorship of Hawk & Wetherbee. In September 1957, the unrelated Hotel Lincoln at 700 Eighth Avenue was remodeled and renamed as the Manhattan Hotel. In 1958, an enormous, illuminated letter "M"— feet wide and deep—was added to the roof of the former Hotel Lincoln.

Architecture and fittings

The first floor featured the ladies' dining-room, which measured approximately , and had six chandeliers. The main foyer, measuring approximately , had a high ceiling. The main restaurant, measuring approximately had a ceiling high. The rotunda, also with a high ceiling, had of space and seven chandeliers.

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