Manhattan · NYC landmark
Roosevelt Building
841 Broadway (aka 837 Broadway; 837-847 Broadway; 53-63 East 13th Street) · Manhattan, New York City
An ornate commercial building housed an early rooftop motion-picture studio.
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NYFE Summary
Members of Theodore Roosevelt's family developed this building for commercial tenants. The American Mutoscope and Biograph Company later made films in a rooftop studio that turned on a track to follow the sunlight.
A copper cupola marks the corner above brick walls and elaborate terra cotta. Sea creatures, foliage and other modeled details cover the upper stories. Later restoration recreated some missing ornament.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
Plan a visit
Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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