P.S. 135 (Public School 135),
[ p.345] also known as P.S. 35 (Public School 35), is a historic school building located at 931
First Avenue at
East 51st Street in the
Turtle Bay neighborhood of
Manhattan,
New York City. It was built in 1892
on the site of "Mount Pleasant", the estate of
James Beekman
James Beekman (1732–1807) was a New York City merchant and a member of the prominent Beekman family.
Early life
James Beekman was born in 1732, the son of William Beekman (1684–1770) and Catharine De Lanoy (1691–1765), niece of Peter Dela ...
.
["Exploring Turtle Bay"]
on the Turtle Bay Association website The school was designed by George W. Debevoise in the
Romanesque revival style
Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...
.,
and has been at various times a community center, a homeless shelter and a nursery school, as well as the United Nations International School.
There was an addition made to the building in 1904.
The building was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1980. A condominium tower was built inside the facade of the building in 2000.
"Building facades saved from the wrecking ball"
''Ephemeral New York'' (November 25, 2009)
See also
*Facadism
Facadism, façadism, or façadomy is the architectural and construction practice where the facade of a building is designed or constructed separately from the rest of a building, or when only the facade of a building is preserved with new buil ...
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan from 14th to 59th Streets
References
Notes
External links
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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan
School buildings completed in 1890
Romanesque Revival architecture in New York City
Turtle Bay, Manhattan
New York State Register of Historic Places in New York County
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