It was built in 1926 and is a ten-story, 125-foot-tall building. Above the tenth floor is a two-story, recessed penthouse. The penthouse floors are enclosed with a crenellated parapet which originally housed the short lived "City Club" as well as the structure's water-tank. It is a steel-frame building clad in face brick and cement with Neo-Gothic and Art Decoterra cotta ornamentation. Its crenellated tower originally had glazed windows encircling its three sides. These were later bricked in. When completed, The Bar Building was the tallest structure between New York City and Albany, NY. Since 1990, the building's penthouse has been the location of J.J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc., an animation and design studio. When the building was threatened with demolition through eminent domain in the early 2000s, Sedelmaier himself was instrumental in working with the White Plains Historical Society and NY State in insuring the preservation and listing of the structure on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
building, historic, commercial, building, designed, architect, benjamin, levitan, located, white, plains, westchester, county, york, national, register, historic, placesshow, yorkshow, united, stateslocation199, main, white, plains, yorkcoordinates41, 03250, 7. The Bar Building is a historic commercial building designed by architect Benjamin Levitan and located at White Plains Westchester County New York Bar BuildingU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of New YorkShow map of the United StatesLocation199 Main St White Plains New YorkCoordinates41 1 57 N 73 46 3 W 41 03250 N 73 76750 W 41 03250 73 76750Arealess than one acreBuilt1926ArchitectBenjamin I LevitanArchitectural styleEarly CommercialNRHP reference No 07000331 1 Added to NRHPMay 17 2007Description and history editIt was built in 1926 and is a ten story 125 foot tall building Above the tenth floor is a two story recessed penthouse The penthouse floors are enclosed with a crenellated parapet which originally housed the short lived City Club as well as the structure s water tank It is a steel frame building clad in face brick and cement with Neo Gothic and Art Deco terra cotta ornamentation Its crenellated tower originally had glazed windows encircling its three sides These were later bricked in When completed The Bar Building was the tallest structure between New York City and Albany NY Since 1990 the building s penthouse has been the location of J J Sedelmaier Productions Inc an animation and design studio When the building was threatened with demolition through eminent domain in the early 2000s Sedelmaier himself was instrumental in working with the White Plains Historical Society and NY State in insuring the preservation and listing of the structure on the National Register of Historic Places 2 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 17 2007 1 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in southern Westchester County New YorkReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 Peter D Shaver November 2006 National Register of Historic Places Registration Bar Building New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation Retrieved 2010 12 30 See also Accompanying eight photos This article about a historic property or district in Westchester County New York that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bar Building amp oldid 1091258631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
