NY_MANHATTAN--Hispanic Society of America

(From http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_Society_of_America)

HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA--AUDUBON TERRACE, MANHATTAN, NY

Title of Installation:

Hispanic Society of America

Materials Used:

Terra Cotta and Ceramic tiles

Additional Materials Information:

General Description:

(From "A New Museum of Trasures The Hispanic Society of America" by C. Lewis Hind in The International Studio, Vol. XXXIV, No. 135, May 1908, Pub. by the John Lane Company, p. c)

Technical Information (Size,mfg., etc.):

The interior terra cotta was manufactured by the Atlantic Terra Cotta Company of Perth Amboy, NJ, and the tile flooring was made by Henry Mercer's Moravian Tile Works in Doylestown, PA.

Year Created:

c. 1904-1908

Year Installed, if different:

Does Installation Still Exist?

Yes. The buildings of Audubon Terrace comprise the Audubon Terrace Historic District, designated a NYC Historic Landmark District in 1979. The Landmark Designation Report may be accessed at http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/AUDUBON_TERRACE_HISTORIC_DISTRICT.pdf

If Not, What Happened?

Location of Installation:

613 West 155th Street

New York, NY 10032

Directions to Installation:

The entrance to Audubon Terrace is at 155th Street and Broadway.

Additional Information, Websites, Citations:

More information about the Hispanic Society of America can be accessed at http://books.google.com/books?id=0_sEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR99&dq=%22Hispanic+Society+of+America%22,+terra+cotta&hl=en&ei=lqwkTr77JsLo0QG46LGzCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22Hispanic%20Society%20of%20America%22%2C%20terra%20cotta&f=false

and at http://books.google.com/books?id=ox5DAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA7&dq=%22Hispanic+Society+of+America%22,+terra+cotta&hl=en&ei=lqwkTr77JsLo0QG46LGzCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

Unless otherwise noted, photos courtesy of Michael Padwee.

Submitted by and Year:

Submitted by Michael Padwee (tileback101"at"collector.org); July 2011.

View of the main hall from the balcony. The floor consists of Moravian tiles and the terra cotta wall decorations were manufactured by the Atlantic Terra Cotta Company

A similar view from a 1912 Brickbuilder article

The central tile floor medallion

A close-up view of the central tile medallion

The entrance arch between the vestibule and the main hall