Park Avenue Armory Veterans Room
The architecture firm herzog de meuron will restore the building s opulent veterans room which has one.
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Only park avenue armory corporate members have the opportunity to entertain in our historic rooms. The veterans room at the park avenue armory completed in 1881 by the then brand new dream team of louis comfort tiffany stanford white candace wheeler and samuel colman may be as close as any room in new york city comes to such beyond words fantasia. The seventh regiment armory also known as park avenue armory is a historic national guard armory building located at 643 park avenue in the upper east side neighborhood of manhattan new york city. The blue blooded park avenue armory has announced the next stage of its modernization.
Built in 1881 the veterans room is among the most valuable heritage assets in the united states and a key part of the armory. Pbdw in collaboration with herzog de meuron meticulously restored this historic gem deftly installed new infrastructure and allowed the room to showcase its artistry in a fresh new light. The park avenue armory conservancy is a not for profit organization dedicated to restoring the park avenue armory and bringing it back to life as a dynamic center for the visual and performing arts following a model of adaptive reuse for artistic uses found in several european and american cities but not in new york. Six historic rooms ranging size from 500 to 1 650 square feet.
Veterans room fireplace park avenue armory. The veterans room was originally designed in 1881 by louis comfort tiffany and an impressive team which included architect stanford white interior designer candace. The veterans room at the park avenue armory completed in 1881 by the then brand new dream team of louis comfort tiffany stanford white candace wheeler and samuel colman may be as close. Documentation and conditions assessment.
The receptions rooms in the park avenue armory were designed by the greatest designers of america s gilded age including louis comfort tiffany stanford white and the herter brothers.