New York University Main Building (now Silver Center)
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Beaux-Arts architecture
New York City designated landmark
academic building
building in Manhattan
building of New York University
historic building
university building
New York University Main Building (now the Silver Center) is a historic academic structure in Manhattan’s Washington Square area, designed in the Beaux-Arts style by the prominent architectural firm McKim, Mead & White.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York University Main Building | 0 |
| New York University Main Building (University Building) renovations and designs | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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New York City designated landmark ⓘ academic building ⓘ building in Manhattan ⓘ building of New York University ⓘ historic building ⓘ university building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Silver Center for Arts and Science ⓘ |
| architect |
Charles Follen McKim
ⓘ
Stanford White ⓘ William Rutherford Mead ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | McKim, Mead & White ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New York University
ⓘ
surface form:
NYU Graduate School of Arts and Science
New York University ⓘ
surface form:
New York University College of Arts and Science
|
| category |
Beaux-Arts architecture in New York City
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New York University buildings ⓘ University and college buildings in Manhattan ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasContext | situated in Manhattan’s Washington Square area ⓘ |
| hasCurrentName | Silver Center ⓘ |
| hasFacadeMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
office space
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public events ⓘ teaching ⓘ |
| hasNameAfter | Silver family (NYU donors) ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
classical ornamentation
ⓘ
symmetrical composition ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | New York City Landmark ⓘ |
| houses |
NYU College of Arts and Science facilities
ⓘ
classrooms ⓘ lecture halls ⓘ offices ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greenwich Village Historic District
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surface form:
Greenwich Village
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington Square ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Greenwich Village Historic District ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east side of Washington Square Park ⓘ |
| operator | New York University ⓘ |
| ownedBy | New York University ⓘ |
| partOf |
Washington Square campus
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surface form:
New York University Washington Square campus
|
| significance |
example of Beaux-Arts academic architecture in New York City
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key building of NYU’s Washington Square campus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration
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higher education ⓘ research ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
New York University Main Building (University Building) renovations and designs