Butterfield House (New York City)
Butterfield House is a cooperative apartment building on West 12th Street in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was designed by the architects and urban planners William J. Conklin and James Rossant then of Mayer, Whittlesey & Glass. It is situated between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue within the Greenwich Village Historic District. The building was described in The New York Times as "a modernist landmark" that "received numerous accolades when it was built in 1962".
| Butterfield House | |
|---|---|
Water color view from West 12th Street | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Mid-Century Modern |
| Location | 37 West 12th Street, Manhattan, New York City, NY 10011 United States |
| Coordinates | 40°44′08″N 73°59′44″W |
| Completed | 1962 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 12 with one penthouse floor |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | William J. Conklin and James Rossant while at Mayer, Whittlesey & Glass |
| Main contractor | Daniel L. Gray, Dangray Construction |
Mimi Sheraton referred to it as "one of the Village’s most coveted residences." Architectural critic Paul Goldberger included Butterfield House on his list of the “10 Top Postwar Apartment Buildings” in New York City.
The building shares the block of West 12th Street with historic townhouses and when the street received its landmark designation in 1969 it was described as "one of the most distinguished examples of street architecture of the mid-Nineteenth Century."