{"nrhp_refnum":"82003382","name":"Lamb's Club","other_names":["Church of the Nazarene"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"128 W. 44th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.75659607400007,"lon":-73.98481331299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Performing Arts"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A six-story neo-Classical clubhouse at 128 West 44th Street near Times Square in Manhattan's theatre district, designed by Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White and built in 1904-05, with a matching western extension added in 1915.","why_significant":"It housed the Lambs, the city's foremost theatrical club, which provided a meeting place for actors and musicians for over seventy years. It is also described as one of New York's best examples of neo-Colonial architecture, with fine neo-Federal interiors and a private third-floor theatre. Its 1915 doubling by George Freeman, matching White's facade, adds to its architectural interest.","narrative":"Near Times Square, at 128 West 44th Street, stands a six-story clubhouse built in 1904-05 for the Lambs, a theatrical club founded in 1874. Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White is credited with the design. In 1915 architect George Freeman doubled the building's width with a twin facade that matched the original, reproducing details such as the terra-cotta lambs' heads. The brick building has a marble ground floor, Doric entrances, French windows opening onto iron balconies, and a classical cornice. Inside, second-story rooms have fluted Ionic pilasters and neo-Federal detail, and the third floor holds a private theatre with a paneled stage and loge. The Lambs was regarded as the city's foremost theatrical club and offered actors and musicians a meeting place for more than seventy years, staging revues called Gambols and plays that later reached Broadway. The building is also valued as a leading New York example of neo-Colonial design. Since 1974 it has been owned and used by the Church of the Nazarene.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White; George A. Freeman (1915 extension)","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical / neo-Colonial, with neo-Federal interior detail","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned and occupied by the Church of the Nazarene since 1974; condition listed as good and altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.283745-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82003382.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003382/81e88f0ab1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003382/81e88f0ab1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Dmadeo","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lambs-club-128-w-44.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Dmadeo</a>, <a href=\"https://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:Lambs-club-128-w-44.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319676","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambs_Club_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96279897"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/lambs-club-82003382/"}