{"nrhp_refnum":"82001186","name":"Barbizon Hotel for Women","other_names":["The Barbizon Hotel"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"140 E. 63rd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.76897227200004,"lon":-75.15116610499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-10-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 23-story steel-framed hotel at 140 East 63rd Street, on the corner of Lexington Avenue in Manhattan, built in 1927 and designed by Murgatroyd and Ogden as a residential hotel for women.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the hotel is an important example of eclectic 1920s skyscraper design, combining Italian Renaissance, Gothic and Islamic details on a modern steel and concrete frame. It is also significant socially, as a respectable residence for young women pursuing careers, and it housed many who later became famous actresses and models.","narrative":"Rising 23 stories at Lexington Avenue and East 63rd Street in Manhattan, this hotel opened in 1927 as a residence for young women moving to New York to start careers. Architects Everett F. Murgatroyd and Palmer H. Ogden gave the steel-framed tower a salmon-colored brick skin with sandstone and terra-cotta trim, mixing Italian Renaissance, Gothic and Islamic motifs, with six setbacks and a pointed-arch dormer at the top. Inside, a second-floor recital room with oak paneling, a stained-glass window and a pipe organ survives largely intact. The hotel enforced strict rules: three character references, no male visitors above the lobby, and codes of dress and conduct. Amenities included a pool, gymnasium, library, art gallery, music studios and an eighteenth-floor roof garden. It gained a reputation as the city's finest residential hotel for women, with residents who later became well-known actresses and models. It kept its original use until 1981, when it became a commercial hotel.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1927)","architect_builder":"Murgatroyd and Ogden (Everett F. Murgatroyd and Palmer H. Ogden); built for United Club Residences, Inc.","architectural_style":"Eclectic early twentieth-century skyscraper blending Italian Renaissance, Gothic and Islamic elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied; converted in 1981 from a residential hotel to a commercial hotel with some cooperative apartments, and undergoing rehabilitation at the time of nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.87483-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001186.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001186/399611a0d0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001186/399611a0d0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Dmadeo","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbizon-hotel.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Dmadeo</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbizon-hotel.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319285","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbizon_63","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4859697"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/barbizon-hotel-for-women-82001186/"}