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New York Yacht Club Landmark Sign photo - picture in New York, Manhattan County, New York
The New York Yacht Club building is one of the most expressive examples of Beaux-Arts architecture in the country. Dedicated in 1901, the clubhouse was the first New York City Commission of Architects Warren & Wetmore, establishing the firm's distinguished reputation. The limestone facade of the New York Yacht Club is sculpted with nautical motifs featuring a trio of windows carved to resemble the sterns of seventeenth-century Dutch yachts, as well as ornamental seashells, dolphins and dripping seaweed. Constructed on land donated by Commodore J. Pierpont Morgan, the Club's sixth home has become a well-known symbol of the nation's oldest yachting organization, in continuous existence since 1844. The celebrated America's Cup, first won in 1851 by the schooner America in a regatta at Cowes, England, was deeded to the club in 1857.
New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation 2004. |
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Last updated: Jan 10 2021 20:37:40 |
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Latitude & Longitude:
40° 45' 19.102464",
-73° 58' 52.241808"
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