Century Building (Manhattan)

Century Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NYC Landmark
(2010)
Location:	33 East 17th Street, Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates:	40°44′13″N 73°59′23″W / 40.73694°N 73.98972°W / 40.73694; -73.98972Coordinates: 40°44′13″N 73°59′23″W / 40.73694°N 73.98972°W / 40.73694; -73.98972
Built:	1880-1881
Architect:	William Schickel
Architectural style:	Queen Anne
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	97001148
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:	September 18, 1997[1]
Designated NYCL:	1986

This article is about the former headquarters of Century Publishing on Union Square, which should not be confused with The Century, an apartment building on Central Park West.

The Century Building at 33 East 17th Street between Park Avenue South and Broadway on Union Square in Manhattan, New York City, was designed by William Schickel in the Queen Anne style and built in 1880-1881 as the headquarters of the Century Publishing Company, which published the popular The Century Magazine for adults and St. Nicholas Magazine for children.^[2][3]

The building, which is unusual in being a commercial building in the Queen Anne style,^[2] was vacant in recent years before having its facade restored in 1994-1995 by Li-Saltzman Associates ^[3] to be a Barnes & Noble retail bookstore, which has four selling floors. It was designated a New York City landmark in 1993,^[2] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.^[1]

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Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} "Century Building" at the NRHP database
2. ^ ^{a b c} New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.) New York:Wiley, 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1, p.76
3. ^ ^{a b} White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0812931076. , p.202