Fraternity Clubs Building, 22 East 38th Street, east side looking south from 38th Street, 1927. Fraternities Club Building; Built: 1922-1924; Architect: Murgatroyd & Ogden. The club was built by the Allerton Hotel chain specifically for members of college fraternities. The medieval Italian-style building had meeting rooms for Greek organizations and 560 guest rooms. Several university clubs, including Notre Dame, Cornell, and Harvard, were once housed in the building as well.
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Local Subjects
Madison Avenue (New York, N.Y.)
Fraternity Clubs Building
Architecture, Medieval -- Italian -- Influence
Clubhouses
Hotels
Romanesque revival (Architecture)
Balustrades
Arcades (Structural assemblies)
Rustication
Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)
Note
1922-1924
Allerton Company.
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