Westbeth Artists Housing

Item

Title
Westbeth Artists Housing
Alternative Title
Bell Telephone Laboratories (1898-1966)
Creator
Cyrus Lazelle Warner Eidlitz (American architect, 1853-1921)
City
New York City, New York, United States
Address
55 Bethune St, New York, NY 10014
GPS
40°44'12.5"N 74°00'30.5"W
Country
United States
Date Created
1898
Century
19th Century
Classification
Architecture and City Planning
Building Type
apartment houses
dwellings
residential structures
Style/Period
Italianate
Cultural Context
American
Materials
brick
Techniques
masonry construction
Subject
low-pitched hipped roof
cornice
Description
architectural view
exterior view, south east view
463 West Street is a 13 building complex located on the block between West Street, Washington Street, Bank Street, and Bethune Street in Manhattan, New York. It was originally the home of Bell Telephone Laboratories between 1898 and 1966. For a time, it was the largest industrial research center in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and further designated as a National Historic Landmark, as Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Source
Michael Peters
Photographer
Michael Peters
Rights Holder
© Michael Peters
© Texas Tech University Libraries
Access Rights
Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.
Item sets
Michael Peters Collection
Media
https://www.myweb.ttu.edu/saschuma/Peters4432.jpg

Cyrus Lazelle Warner Eidlitz (American architect, 1853-1921), “Westbeth Artists Housing”, Arch Design Images, accessed September 20, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/archlib/item/44682