Manhattan · NYC landmark
Aeolian / Elizabeth Arden Building
689-691 Fifth Avenue · Manhattan, New York City
A former player-piano headquarters and beauty-business address with a rounded corner, rooftop urns and a copper-capped tower.
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NYFE Summary
The Aeolian Company used this building to promote instruments that played music from rolls. Its headquarters included display rooms and a small recital hall. Elizabeth Arden later established a salon here and eventually bought the property.
The rounded lower corner changes to a series of curved and angled setbacks above. Large urns line one roof level, and a small tower ends in a copper-covered pyramid and lantern. Marble panels and carved garlands add detail to the pale front.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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