Manhattan · NYC landmark
Scribner Building, 153 Fifth Avenue
153-157 Fifth Avenue · Manhattan, New York City
A former publishing house preserves a street front designed for the city’s expanding book trade.
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NYFE Summary
The publishing firm brought its offices, magazine work and bookstore together here. The original shop used reading tables and wood fittings to resemble a library. In 1913, Scribner’s moved to another building farther north on Fifth Avenue.
The upper front changes from heavy stonework to broad window bays framed in metal. A balcony and steep roof complete the narrow facade. This is the earlier Scribner building, separate from the former bookstore at 597 Fifth Avenue.
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