Octagon Tower
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Octagon Tower is a historic octagonal building on Roosevelt Island in New York City, originally part of the New York City Lunatic Asylum and now incorporated into a residential complex.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
octagonal building ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Octagon ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
central octagonal tower
ⓘ
prominent stone façade ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Italianate architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Former psychiatric hospital buildings in the United States
ⓘ
Historic towers in New York City ⓘ Roosevelt Island buildings ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentFunction |
lobby and amenity center for apartment complex
ⓘ
residential complex component ⓘ |
| governingBody | City of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | 40.769°N 73.944°W (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of adaptive reuse of institutional architecture
ⓘ
landmark on Roosevelt Island ⓘ |
| hasHistoricUse |
hospital entrance hall
ⓘ
psychiatric institution administration ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Octagon Tower ⓘ |
| hasShape | octagon ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
New York City Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesToPart | remaining central tower structure ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| isLocatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
The Octagon
ⓘ
surface form:
The Octagon (residential complex)
|
| isRemnantOf |
New York City Lunatic Asylum
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Lunatic Asylum main building
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
borough of Manhattan
ⓘ
surface form:
Borough of Manhattan
|
| locatedOn |
East River
ⓘ
Roosevelt Island ⓘ |
| location |
New York City
ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Roosevelt Island ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
asylum administration building
ⓘ
entrance pavilion of psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| owner | private residential property owner ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York City Lunatic Asylum
ⓘ
Roosevelt Island historic fabric ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
incorporation into modern residential development
ⓘ
restoration and adaptive reuse ⓘ |
| usedFor |
community and recreational spaces
ⓘ
residential amenities ⓘ |
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