28 Stuyvesant Street | Block : 465 | Lot #37

Building Date : 1915
Original Use : Educational

Original Owner : Hebrew Techinical Institute
Original Architect : Joseph Steinam and Rouse & Goldstone

Description & Building Alterations

This building, now the Barney Building owned by NYU, once housed the Hebrew Technical Institute. The Institute at 34 Stuyvesant Street bought the property at 28 Stuyvesant Street in 1910. In 1914, The Real Estate Record and Builders Guide announced that Joseph Steinam and the architectural firm of Rouse & Goldstone were drawing up plans for the site as an addition to 34 Stuyvesant Street. By February of 1916, The New York Times announced that the new facility was open for the Hebrew Technical Institute.

The five-story building sits on the asymmetrical lot, whose shape is created by Stuyvesant Street cutting through the block. The first story features tall arched windows. The windows on the second and third floors are separated by a decorative panel and the second and fifth floor windows feature a continuous sill. The entryway is flanked by engaged columns and topped with an arched pediment.

Block : 465 / Lot : 37 / Building Date : 1915 / Original Owner : Hebrew Technical Institute / Original Use : Educational / Original Architect : Rouse & Goldstone

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