Manhattan · NYC landmark
Former Colony Club and American Academy of Dramatic Arts
120 Madison Avenue · Manhattan, New York City
A women’s clubhouse became a school for actors, with its former social rooms reflected in the street front.
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NYFE Summary
The Colony Club commissioned a house for women’s social, artistic and athletic activities. Its plan included assembly rooms, a gymnasium, a swimming pool, dining rooms and a roof garden. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts moved here in 1963.
Tall arched windows mark the former lounge above a long shallow balcony. Pale stone frames the openings in the red-brick walls. A pierced railing runs below the roof, where five dormer windows once lit the dining room.
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