THIS BEAUX ARTS APARTMENT HOUSE WAS DESIGNED BY THE
ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF JANES & LEO, AND COMPLETED IN 1902.
THE DORILTON WAS HOME TO LOCAL ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS
WHO APPRECIATED THE LARGE SOUND-PROOF ROOMS. THE
BUILDING FEATURES A FIVE-STORY CENTRAL BAY WINDOW
EMBELLISHED BY TWO ELABORATE LARGER-THAN-LIFE FEMALE
SCULPTURES AT ITS BASE. THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE IS CAPPED
BY A TWO-AND-ONE-HALF-STORY CONVEX MANSARD ROOF
EMBELLISHED WITH DECORATIVE COPPER RIDGE CAPPING.
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DESIGNATED LANDMARK
NEW YORK CITY
THE DORILTON
THIS BEAUX ARTS APARTMENT HOUSE WAS DESIGNED BY THE
ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF JANES & LEO, AND COMPLETED IN 1902.
THE DORILTON WAS HOME TO LOCAL ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS
WHO APPRECIATED THE LARGE SOUND-PROOF ROOMS. THE
BUILDING FEATURES A FIVE-STORY CENTRAL BAY WINDOW
EMBELLISHED BY TWO ELABORATE LARGER-THAN-LIFE FEMALE
SCULPTURES AT ITS BASE. THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE IS CAPPED
BY A TWO-AND-ONE-HALF-STORY CONVEX MANSARD ROOF
EMBELLISHED WITH DECORATIVE COPPER RIDGE CAPPING.
NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION
1989
TIFFANY & CO.
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Designated Landmark: The Dorilton. Bronze plaque placed by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Foundation in 1989