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Lab Notes: Conserving a George B. Post Presentation Drawing Postcard Collection (PR-54), box 43, New-York Historical Society. George B. Post (1837-1913), an American architect trained in the Beaux-Arts tradition , is perhaps best known for his New York City landmark buildings, including the New York Stock Exchange, City College, and the Brooklyn Historical Society.
George B. Post was a prominent New York architect who made a name for himself with a number of New York landmarks, from the New York Stock Exchange Building to Cornelius Vanderbilt's French chateau on Fifth Avenue. He also received praise for his Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
Records of the architectural firms of George B. Post and George B. Post & Sons. Among their best-known commissions are the Long Island Historical Society (1878–1879) [now Center for Brooklyn History], New York Stock Exchange (1901–1904) and the Wisconsin State Capitol (1904–1907). The collection consists of circa 8,600 architectural drawings, ink on linen and blueprints; circa 200 ...
The George B. Post Plaza is a pedestrian plaza just south of the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn. The area is managed by Aesthetic Urban Works and the Department of Transportation . At approximately 5,000 square feet, George P. Post provides pedestrians a safer crossing and more public space at the intersection of South Sixth Street between Broadway and Bedford Avenue.
8 de mar. de 2017 · He studied both architecture and civil engineering at New York University. By the time he won the NYSE commission, Post already had experience with commercial buildings, particularly a new type of structure—the skyscraper or "elevator building." George B. Post died in 1913, ten years after the completion of 18 Broad Street.
Biography George Browne Post (December 15, 1837 – November 28, 1913) was an American architect trained in the Beaux-Arts tradition. Active from 1869 almost until his death, he was recognized as a master of several prominent contemporary American architectural genres, and instrumental in the birth of the skyscraper.
22 de jun. de 2015 · On the corner of 12th Street, the highly ornamented 817 Broadway is a visual treat. The building, which turns 120 years old this year, was constructed in 1895 to the designs of prolific architect George B. Post. Post designed several well-known buildings in New York that have long been demolished, so it was nice to come across his name during ...
