Salvation Army New York Division Headquarters (New York City, New York)

 office building, charitable organization, Art Deco (architecture), 1930_construction

197-foot, 17-story Art-Deco office and headquarters building completed in 1930. Designed by Voorhees, Gmelin & Walker for The Salvation Army, the complex included the organization's headquarters, a residence hotel for working women, meeting rooms and the grand Centennial Memorial Temple. The Temple included a 1600-seat auditorium in a cavernous Art Deco space. In 1982, the Army's national headquarters moved to New Jersey, and the New York City complex now serves as the Greater New York Division Headquarters.

The architectural masterwork of Walker's complex, however, is the deep grotto-like entrance. The stepped concrete facade with curtain-like folds was cast in place. Great metal Art-Deco gates span the entrance with a rising sun motif. The section on the west houses the Salvation Army's Social Services division. It is clad in the same buff brick, rising 7 floors with two large angled arches reaching the 6th floor.

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