Buildings
Two buildings connected with the Gorham Manufacturing Company have historical status:
- Gorham Manufacturing Company Building
This Queen Anne style building located at 889-891 Broadway at the corner of East 19th Street in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City, within the Ladies' Mile Historic District, was designed by Edward Hale Kendall and built in 1883-1884 as the retail store of the company. At first, the company utilized the two bottom floors and the rest were rented as bachelor apartments, but after a few years Gorham expanded into the rest of the building. The company left in 1905, and the building was converted by John H. Duncan in 1912 into lofts and offices, removing a corner tower and adding roof dormers. In 1977, it was reconverted back to its original configuration, with the ground floor a retail store, and the remaining floors made into cooperative apartments. The building was designated a New York City landmark on June 19, 1984.
- Gorham Building
When the company left their Ladies' Mile building, it was to move to this Italian Renaissance Revival palazzo-style building at 390 Fifth Avenue at West 36th Street in the Murray Hill neighborhood. Designed by McKim, Mead & White, with Stanford White as the partner in charge, and built in 1904-1906, the building features bronze balconies and friezes designed by Gorham's staff, and is topped by a cooper cornice. It was designated a New York City landmark on December 15, 1998, but not before the lower floors were significantly altered from their original design.
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