Park House, Beaux-Arts apartment building in Midtown Manhattan, United States.
Park House is a nine-story limestone apartment building at 135 West 58th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. Its facade carries two tiers of balconies, at the second and ninth floors, plus a Juliet balcony at the central eighth-floor window; the wrought-iron railings have Greek key motifs in the corners. The carved stone entrance frames dark metal doors and a transom marked 135, with a plaque reading "PARK HOUSE" on the right.
Architect Walter B. Chambers designed this residential building in 1911 for New York's affluent middle class. It was built during a period when the city's upper classes sought refined, permanent housing in central locations.
The building sits within a neighborhood favored by artists and music lovers, reflecting how wealthy New Yorkers of that era chose refined addresses for their homes. Classical details visible throughout the entrance and facade show the residents' taste for elevated design.
The building maintains a part-time doorman and live-in superintendent to support daily operations and maintenance. Residents have access to shared laundry facilities and enjoy convenient connections to multiple subway lines serving the area.
Park House won an American Institute of Architects Award in 1912 in the category "Over Six Stories" for its architect, Walter B. Chambers. The building was put up in 1911 by the J. Livingston Construction Co. Chambers had earlier founded the Atelier Masqueray-Chambers, the first American atelier teaching the French Beaux-Arts system.
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