{"nrhp_refnum":"06000973","name":"Macmillan Building","other_names":["Forbes Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"60-62 Fifth Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.734973344000025,"lon":-73.99481753899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-11-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"An eight-story office building at 60-62 Fifth Avenue, on the northwest corner of West 12th Street in Manhattan, built in 1923-24 as the American headquarters of the Macmillan publishing house. It was designed by Carrère & Hastings, Shreve, Lamb & Blake and is now known as the Forbes Building.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance under Criterion A for its role in the history of commerce, as the home of what became the largest publisher in the United States. Under Criterion C, it is a late office building by the nationally prominent firm of Carrère & Hastings. Its Beaux-Arts detailing over a steel-cage frame helped a commercial building fit into the residential character of Fifth Avenue, and it won an award from the Fifth Avenue Association.","narrative":"Eight stories of stone-faced office space rise at the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 12th Street in Manhattan. Built in 1923-24, the building was designed by Carrère & Hastings, Shreve, Lamb & Blake as the American headquarters of the British publishing house Macmillan, whose New York branch dated from 1869 and grew into the largest publisher in the country. The lower three floors held executive offices and a bookshop, and the upper five held storage and production. Beaux-Arts details include double-height Ionic columns, a pedimented entrance and carved window reveals. The design softened the commercial building's presence in a district that was still largely residential, and it earned an award from the Fifth Avenue Association. Inside, a marble-floored vestibule and lobby and a decorative staircase with grotesque-style ceiling decoration remain largely intact. The building later became home to Forbes and now houses offices and galleries. It is recognized for its commercial history and its architecture.","period_of_significance":"1923-1955","architect_builder":"Carrere & Hastings; Shreve, Lamb & Blake","architectural_style":"Late 19th & 20th Century Revivals: Beaux Arts","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used for business offices and galleries; the public interior spaces survive largely intact, while upper floors have been repartitioned for offices.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:52.65747-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/06000973.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000973/49e5e32e84-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000973/49e5e32e84-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"This photo was taken by participant/team Corn Fed Chicks as part of the Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan project on October 4, 2008. 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