Consulate General of Argentina in New York (New York City, New York)
USA /
New Jersey /
West New York /
New York City, New York /
West 56th Street, 12
World
/ USA
/ New Jersey
/ West New York
World / United States / New York
consulate / consular section / consul residence, Georgian (architecture), historical building
5-story Colonial-revival office building originally completed in 1901 as a townhouse. Designed by McKim, Mead & White for Harry B. Hollins, it is clad in red brick and limestone. Hollins was a respected banker and broker; he founded the investment firm of H. B. Hollins & Co.
In 1913 the Hollins family quietly moved into the fashionable Hotel Gotham. Hollins leased the mansion, fully furnished and including Mrs. Hollins’ valuable paintings and rare works of art, to Mrs. John Astor, a month prior to the collapse of Hollins & Co. The house was then sold in 1915 to The Calumet Club, which had been formed in 1879 by twenty young men from distinguished families.
In 1924 architect J. E. R. Carpenter was commissioned to renovate the building. He added a 2-story extension in the courtyard, set back behind a 1-story arched entrance. The original centered entrance and portico were replaced by a window that deftly blended with the others. Despite being one of the oldest social organizations in the city, the Great Depression proved too much to withstand. On May 31, 1935 the club was disbanded and the clubhouse closed. In September the Hollins house was sold at foreclosure and became home to the antiques dealer Charles of London. In the next decade, the building housed several commercial establishments, changed hands frequently, and was vacant for some time. During World War II the building was acquired by the Salvation Army to serve as a servicemen's canteen. Since 1947, the building has been occupied by the Argentine consulate.
The facade is an elegantly simple design. The original section is four-and-one-half stories tall and divided into three window bays. The rusticated limestone-faced ground floor has three deeply recessed windows, the slightly wider central one recalling the original entrance. The single pane of glass in the windows are a recent replacement. Above the running-dog and egg-and-dart moldings of the limestone base are three floors faced in red brick. At the 2nd floor level are three French windows, each fronted by a low iron balcony and capped by a carved lunette with an eagle and wreath. A string course runs along the lower edges of the lunettes. The double-hung windows at the 3rd and 4th floors are separated by another string course and crowned by splayed lintels. The central window on the 3rd floor at one time also featured an iron balcony. A heavy limestone modillioned cornice with a parapet balustrade conceals the shape of the peaked roof. The small 2-story brick-faced extension on the east side of the building, added in 1924 by J..E.R. Carpenter, is set back from the street line behind a 1-story aedicular entrance framed by fluted Corinthian pilasters.
www.beyondthegildedage.com/2012/07/the-hb-hollins-resid...
In 1913 the Hollins family quietly moved into the fashionable Hotel Gotham. Hollins leased the mansion, fully furnished and including Mrs. Hollins’ valuable paintings and rare works of art, to Mrs. John Astor, a month prior to the collapse of Hollins & Co. The house was then sold in 1915 to The Calumet Club, which had been formed in 1879 by twenty young men from distinguished families.
In 1924 architect J. E. R. Carpenter was commissioned to renovate the building. He added a 2-story extension in the courtyard, set back behind a 1-story arched entrance. The original centered entrance and portico were replaced by a window that deftly blended with the others. Despite being one of the oldest social organizations in the city, the Great Depression proved too much to withstand. On May 31, 1935 the club was disbanded and the clubhouse closed. In September the Hollins house was sold at foreclosure and became home to the antiques dealer Charles of London. In the next decade, the building housed several commercial establishments, changed hands frequently, and was vacant for some time. During World War II the building was acquired by the Salvation Army to serve as a servicemen's canteen. Since 1947, the building has been occupied by the Argentine consulate.
The facade is an elegantly simple design. The original section is four-and-one-half stories tall and divided into three window bays. The rusticated limestone-faced ground floor has three deeply recessed windows, the slightly wider central one recalling the original entrance. The single pane of glass in the windows are a recent replacement. Above the running-dog and egg-and-dart moldings of the limestone base are three floors faced in red brick. At the 2nd floor level are three French windows, each fronted by a low iron balcony and capped by a carved lunette with an eagle and wreath. A string course runs along the lower edges of the lunettes. The double-hung windows at the 3rd and 4th floors are separated by another string course and crowned by splayed lintels. The central window on the 3rd floor at one time also featured an iron balcony. A heavy limestone modillioned cornice with a parapet balustrade conceals the shape of the peaked roof. The small 2-story brick-faced extension on the east side of the building, added in 1924 by J..E.R. Carpenter, is set back from the street line behind a 1-story aedicular entrance framed by fluted Corinthian pilasters.
www.beyondthegildedage.com/2012/07/the-hb-hollins-resid...
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Coordinates: 40°45'45"N 73°58'31"W
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