390 Fifth Avenue | |
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Alternative names | Gorham Building |
General information | |
Architectural style | Italian Renaissance Revival |
Location | Midtown Manhattan |
Town or city | New York City |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 40°44′59″N 73°59′03″W / 40.74972°N 73.98417°W |
Named for | Gorham Manufacturing Company |
Groundbreaking | 1904 |
Opened | September 5, 1905 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 8 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Stanford White |
Architecture firm | McKim, Mead & White |
Designated | December 15, 1998 |
Reference no. | 2027 |
390 Fifth Avenue, also known as the Gorham Building, is an Italian Renaissance Revival palazzo-style building at Fifth Avenue and West 36th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, United States. It was designed by McKim, Mead & White, with Stanford White as the partner in charge, and built in 1904–1906. The building was named for the Gorham Manufacturing Company, a major manufacturer of sterling and silverplate, and was a successor to the former Gorham Manufacturing Company Building at 889 Broadway. The building features bronze ornamentation and a copper cornice.
390 Fifth Avenue was occupied by the Gorham Manufacturing Company between 1905 and 1923. It was then home to Russeks department store from 1924 to 1959, and then Spear Securities from 1960, who changed the street level facade. It was designated a New York City landmark in 1998, after the lower floors were significantly altered from their original design.