{"nrhp_refnum":"76001236","name":"Bayard-Condict Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"65--69 Bleecker St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.72636703850006,"lon":-73.99499944852514,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-12-08","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1976-12-08","areas_of_significance":["Art","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 12-story steel-framed office and factory building at 65-69 Bleecker Street in Manhattan, New York City, designed by Louis Sullivan with Lyndon P. Smith and built in 1897-1899.","why_significant":"It was the first building Sullivan designed after his partnership with Dankmar Adler ended in 1895 and was one of the first skyscrapers in New York City. The form calls it a prophetic design for its freedom from historical preconceptions, its directness and its simplicity. It was the first of Sullivan's skyscrapers to be praised by Eastern critics, though its ornamented top was controversial.","narrative":"Rising twelve stories on the north side of Bleecker Street near Broadway, this steel-framed building was designed by Louis Sullivan with Lyndon P. Smith and built in 1897-1899. Its Bleecker Street front is five bays wide, with brick sheathed in white terra cotta, while the sides and rear are red common-bond brick. Pairs of double-hung windows sit between richly ornamented terra cotta spandrels, and large arches with tracery cap the top floors. A heavy projecting cornice is supported by six large winged figures with outstretched arms. Inside, elevators and a stair serve floors divided into offices and factory space. It was Sullivan's first work after his partnership with Dankmar Adler dissolved in 1895 and was among New York's earliest skyscrapers. Critics of the time debated its design. Montgomery Schuyler praised its honest expression of the steel frame, while Russell Sturgis objected to the arches and tracery at the top. Its directness and freedom from historical convention earned it recognition as a prophetic solution to skyscraper design.","period_of_significance":"1897-1899","architect_builder":"Louis Sullivan (1856-1924); designed with Lyndon P. Smith","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied; used by offices and factories. Alterations over the years include the main stairway, ceilings and office renovation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.863952-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/76001236_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001236/e57ca7a41e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001236/e57ca7a41e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Beyond My Ken","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bayard-Condict_Building_entrance.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond My Ken</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bayard-Condict_Building_entrance.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"10000012","name":"Chinatown and Little Italy Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/chinatown-and-little-italy-historic-district-10000012/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315892","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayard%E2%80%93Condict_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3637062"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/bayard-condict-building-76001236/"}