Carriage House, 149 East 38th Street, 1976. Modelled after Dutch townhouse. Photo marked 1976. Originally the George S. Bowdoin Stable. Architect: Ralph S. Townsend. Built by William R. H. Martin in 1902. Purchased by George S. Bowdoin in 1907. Originally used as a stable, it was converted to a garage in 1918. The inset panels of horse heads in the decorative scheme refer to the building's original function.
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Local Subjects
Architecture, Dutch -- Influence
Commercial buildings
Carriage houses
Garages
Dutch colonial
Quoins
Corbie gables
Bricks
Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)
Note
George S. Bowdoin Stable
1902
Martin, William R. H.
Digitized by Mina Rees Library; City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.