Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York

Lithographer J. H. Bufford & Co. American

1859–64

Not on view

This six story building occupied an entire block on Fifth Avenue at Madison square, operating between 1859 and 1908, when it was demolished. In this busy scene carriages are shown parked in front and the street filled with figures, commercial activity and carriages. In the foreground, a British coldstream guard talks to two American soldiers. Text below notes that the hotel was owned and operated by Hitchcock, Darley & Co.

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Title: Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York
Lithographer: J. H. Bufford & Co. (Boston, Massachusetts)
Date: 1859–64
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: image: 20 1/16 x 31 5/8 in. (51 x 80.3 cm)
sheet: 24 x 34 7/16 in. (61 x 87.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
Object Number: 54.90.1211
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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