Engineers' Club Building

The Engineers' Club Building, also known as Bryant Park Place, is a residential building at 32 West 40th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, United States. Located on the southern edge of Bryant Park, it was constructed in 1907 along with the adjoining Engineering Societies' Building. It served as the clubhouse of the Engineers' Club, a social organization formed in 1888. The building was designed by Henry D. Whitfield and Beverly S. King, of the firm Whitfield & King, in the neo-Renaissance style.

Engineers' Club Building
Alternative namesThe Columns, Bryant Park Place
General information
Architectural styleNeoclassical
Location32 West 40th Street, Manhattan, New York, US
Coordinates40°45′10″N 73°59′01″W
Opened1907
ClientEngineers' Club
Technical details
Floor count13
Design and construction
Architect(s)Whitfield & King
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
DesignatedAugust 30, 2007
Reference no.07000867
Designated entityEngineering Societies' Building and Engineers' Club
New York State Register of Historic Places
DesignatedJuly 13, 2007
Reference no.06101.009379
New York City Landmark
DesignatedMarch 22, 2011
Reference no.0954
Designated entityEngineers' Club

The building's facade is divided into three horizontal sections. The lowest three stories comprise a base of light-colored stone, including a colonnade with Corinthian-style capitals. Above that is a seven-story shaft with a brick facade and stone quoins. The top of the building has a double-height loggia and a cornice with modillions. Inside, the building contained accommodations for the Engineers’ Club, including 66 bedrooms and club meeting rooms. In the early 20th century, the Engineers' Club Building was connected to the Engineering Societies' Building.

The Engineers' Club Building was partially funded by Andrew Carnegie, who in 1904 offered money for a new clubhouse for New York City's various engineering societies. The Engineers' Club did not want to share a building with the other societies, so an architectural design competition was held for two clubhouse buildings. The Engineers' Club Building served as a clubhouse until 1979, after which it became a residential structure. The building became a cooperative apartment called Bryant Park Place in 1983. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, and the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the building as a landmark in 2011.

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