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ROTHERMEL • NORTHINGTON

HISTORICAL

Helmsley Building, New York
lacquer on wood with beveled mirrors
47 H x 13 W x 6 D

"THIS 34 STORY OFFICE BUILDING IS PERHAPS THE BEST BUILDING IN NEW YORK EVEN IF ITS SOLITARY PROMINENCE STRADDLING PARK AVENUE WAS DASHED BY ITS IMMENSE NEIGHBOR, THE METLIFE BUILDING ACROSS 45TH STREET. ITS TOP IS GRANDLY ELABORATE CHATEAU GLORY, A PYRAMIDAL JEWEL ONLY RIVALED IN THE CITY BY THE CROWN, WOOLWORTH AND CHRYSLER BUILDINGS" (C.B. HORSLEY, SKYSCRAPERS HIGHER AND HIGHER, 1995).