Villard Houses
The Villard Houses are located at 455 Madison Avenue in Manhattan Borough of New York City between 50th and 51st Street. The building was constructed in 1884, designed by the architecture firm McKim, Mead and White three years afer they started their company. The houses were commissioned by Henry Villard, then president of the Northern Pacific Railway, shortly before his railroad empire began to crumble.
Hotel Development
Real Estate developer Harry B. Helmsley constructed a 51-story Palace Hotel tower directly behind the building using the central bay as an entrance to the new structure. The original building was also restored and office space was furnished for city preservation groups and other organisations in the two wings as part of an agreement to save the building from demolition. Restoration and construction of the new hotel complex was designed by architects Emery Roth & Sons and Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer in 1977.
External links
- Villard Houses Wired New York - December 21, 2003
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