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	The Langham
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Location	Manhattan, New York City, United States
Coordinates	40°46′38″N 73°58′32″W / 40.77733°N 73.97549°W
Built	1905–1907
Architect	Clinton and Russell
Architectural style	Second Empire
Part of	Central Park West Historic District (ID82001189)
Added to NRHP	November 9, 1982

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The Langham is a luxury apartment building located at 135 Central Park West on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. After the site was unused for more than 15 years, the building was constructed between 1905 and 1907. Built at a cost of US $2 million, the structure included modern amenities, such as an ice maker in every apartment. The building was designed in the French Second Empire style by architects Clinton and Russell.^[2] It was listed as a contributing property to the federal government designated Central Park West Historic District on November 9, 1982.

History

In 1902 the property that The Langham stands on was owned by the same family, the Clarks, who owned the prestigious Dakota. The Clark family acquired the property during a period from 1880–1884 when they acquired numerous properties, including the site of The Dakota. The building is currently owned by the Manocherian family. Located at what is now 135 Central Park West, The Langham occupies the blockfront between West 73rd and 74th Streets. The location remained vacant until the Clark family liquidated it in 1902. At first the property would not sell because they had placed an unusual restriction on it, no building built could exceed the height of The Dakota, which stands across 73rd Street. Apparently, the Clarks could not sell the site with the restriction in place as the sale deed from later in 1902 indicated only a standard "restriction on stables and billboards."^[3]

The site was purchased by Abraham Boehm and Lewis Coon but remained vacant until 1904. Architects Clinton and Russell, working for Boehm and Coon, filed plans for a US$2 million building in 1904.^[3]

By September 1906 the finishing touches were being applied and The Langham was fully complete and open for rental in 1907.^[4] The reporting from The New York Times lavished praise upon the building when it opened, noting among its modern amenities "real ice."

In each icebox is an extra coil of pipe, through which a freezing mixture circulates, so that if a tenant wants a piece of real ice, without going to the trust for it, all he has to do is fill a small metal pan with water, place it within the coil, and in a few minutes its contents will be frozen solid. (Emphasis original).^[4]

When The Langham was completed in 1907, its apartments rented for $500 per month and attracted wealthy and successful tenants early on. William Brown, president of The New York Central Railroad lived here, Irving Bloomingdale, son of the founder of Bloomingdale's, moved into The Langham from a limestone townhouse when it opened.^[3] Isadore Saks moved from the Art Deco Majestic to the Langham with his son Joseph. Martin Beck, head of the Orpheum Theater chain, was another prominent early resident. He would go on to establish the Palace Theater, where Charlie Chaplin made his American stage debut.^[3] Other famous inhabitants have included Mick Jagger,^[5] Maureen O'Sullivan and her daughter Mia Farrow, Robert Ryan, Basil Rathbone and Carly Simon.^[6]^[7] The building has cinematic appearances in Love at First Bite, and in the movie Hannah and Her Sisters scenes were filmed inside the apartment of Maureen O'Sullivan and Mia Farrow.

In 2006 the building was put up for sale. A writer for the New York Sun reported that estimates of the price went as high as $600 million.^[8]

Architecture

The building was designed by architects Clinton & Russell, working for Abraham Boehm and Lewis Coon, in the French Second Empire style.^[9]

Landmark designations

The Langham was listed as a contributing property to the Central Park West Historic District when the district was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 1982.^[9] It is also part of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission's Central Park West Historic District,^[10] designated in 1990.^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Alpern, Andrew. Apartments for the Affluent: a Historical Survey of Buildings in New York. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. Print.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gray, Christopher. "Streetscapes/The Langham, Central Park West and 73d Street; Tall and Sophisticated, and Just North of the Dakota", The New York Times, September 20, 1998. Retrieved April 6, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Increasing demand for high-class apartment". The New York Times. September 2, 1906. p. 17 – via ProQuest.
^ Andersen, Christopher (2012). Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger. New York: Gallery Books. p. 196. ISBN 9781451661453.
^ Malanowski, Jamie. "The Spy Map of the Dead and Famous". Spy, Sussex Publishers. August 1987. p. 41.
^ Miller, Tom. ""The 1907 Langham Apartments -- No. 135 Central Park West"". Daytonian in Manhattan.
^ Stoler, Michael (May 18, 2006). "Supply of Rental Apartments a Crisis for New York?". New York Sun. Retrieved April 5, 2007.
^ ^a ^b Central Park West Historic District, (Java), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, New York's State and National Registers of Historic Places Document Imaging Project [1], New York State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved April 6, 2007.
^ Central Park West Historic District (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. April 24, 1990. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
^ Mangaliman, Jessie (April 27, 1990). "East Side West Side Get Landmark Nods". Newsday. p. 27. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via newspapers.com.

External links

The Langham Upper West Side Book
The 1907 Langham Apartments -- No. 135 Central Park West Daytonian in Manhattan

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Alpern, Andrew. Apartments for the Affluent: a Historical Survey of Buildings in New York. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. Print.

[gray-3] Gray, Christopher. "Streetscapes/The Langham, Central Park West and 73d Street; Tall and Sophisticated, and Just North of the Dakota", The New York Times, September 20, 1998. Retrieved April 6, 2007.

[timeS1906-4] "Increasing demand for high-class apartment". The New York Times. September 2, 1906. p. 17 – via ProQuest.

[5] Andersen, Christopher (2012). Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger. New York: Gallery Books. p. 196. ISBN 9781451661453.

[6] Malanowski, Jamie. "The Spy Map of the Dead and Famous". Spy, Sussex Publishers. August 1987. p. 41.

[7] Miller, Tom. ""The 1907 Langham Apartments -- No. 135 Central Park West"". Daytonian in Manhattan.

[8] Stoler, Michael (May 18, 2006). "Supply of Rental Apartments a Crisis for New York?". New York Sun. Retrieved April 5, 2007.

[nrhp-9] Central Park West Historic District, (Java), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, New York's State and National Registers of Historic Places Document Imaging Project [1], New York State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved April 6, 2007.

[10] Central Park West Historic District (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. April 24, 1990. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

[11] Mangaliman, Jessie (April 27, 1990). "East Side West Side Get Landmark Nods". Newsday. p. 27. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via newspapers.com.

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-'''The Langham''' is a luxury apartment building located at 135 [[Central Park West]] on the [[Upper West Side]] of [[Manhattan]], New York City. After the site was unused for more than 15 years, the building was constructed between 1905 and 1907. Built at a cost of [[United States dollar|US]] $2 million, the structure included modern amenities, such as ice accessible from every apartment. The building was designed in the French [[Second Empire (architecture)|Second Empire]] style by architects [[Clinton and Russell]].<ref>Alpern, Andrew. Apartments for the Affluent: a Historical Survey of Buildings in New York. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. Print.</ref> It was listed as a contributing property to the federal government designated [[Central Park West Historic District]] on November 9, 1982.
+'''The Langham''' is a luxury apartment building located at 135 [[Central Park West]] on the [[Upper West Side]] of [[Manhattan]], New York City. After the site was unused for more than 15 years, the building was constructed between 1905 and 1907. Built at a cost of [[United States dollar|US]] $2 million, the structure included modern amenities, such as an ice maker in every apartment. The building was designed in the French [[Second Empire (architecture)|Second Empire]] style by architects [[Clinton and Russell]].<ref>Alpern, Andrew. Apartments for the Affluent: a Historical Survey of Buildings in New York. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. Print.</ref> It was listed as a contributing property to the federal government designated [[Central Park West Historic District]] on November 9, 1982.
 ==History==
-In 1902 the property that The Langham stands on was owned by the same family, the Clarks, who owned the prestigious [[The Dakota|Dakota]]. The Clark family acquired the property during a period from 1880–1884 when they acquired numerous properties, including the site of The Dakota. The building is currently owned by the [[Manocherian Brothers|Manocherian]] family.  Located at what is now 135 Central Park West, The Langham occupies the blockfront between West 73rd and [[West 74th Street]]s. The location remained vacant until the Clark family liquidated it in 1902. At first the property would not sell because they had placed an [[Restrictive covenant|unusual restriction]] on it, no building built could exceed the height of The Dakota, which stands across 73rd street. Apparently, the Clarks could not sell the site with the restriction in place as the sale deed from later in 1902 indicated only a standard "restriction on [[stable]]s and [[billboard (advertising)|billboard]]s."<ref name=gray>Gray, Christopher. "[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E2DE1E31F933A1575AC0A96E958260  Streetscapes/The Langham, Central Park West and 73d Street; Tall and Sophisticated, and Just North of the Dakota]", ''The New York Times'', September 20, 1998. Retrieved April 6, 2007.</ref>
+In 1902 the property that The Langham stands on was owned by the same family, the Clarks, who owned the prestigious [[The Dakota|Dakota]]. The Clark family acquired the property during a period from 1880–1884 when they acquired numerous properties, including the site of The Dakota. The building is currently owned by the [[Manocherian Brothers|Manocherian]] family.  Located at what is now 135 Central Park West, The Langham occupies the blockfront between West 73rd and 74th Streets. The location remained vacant until the Clark family liquidated it in 1902. At first the property would not sell because they had placed an [[Restrictive covenant|unusual restriction]] on it, no building built could exceed the height of The Dakota, which stands across 73rd Street. Apparently, the Clarks could not sell the site with the restriction in place as the sale deed from later in 1902 indicated only a standard "restriction on [[stable]]s and [[billboard (advertising)|billboard]]s."<ref name=gray>Gray, Christopher. "[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E2DE1E31F933A1575AC0A96E958260  Streetscapes/The Langham, Central Park West and 73d Street; Tall and Sophisticated, and Just North of the Dakota]", ''The New York Times'', September 20, 1998. Retrieved April 6, 2007.</ref>
 The site was purchased by Abraham Boehm and Lewis Coon but remained vacant until 1904. Architects Clinton and Russell, working for Boehm and Coon, filed plans for a US$2 million building in 1904.<ref name=gray/>
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 By September 1906 the finishing touches were being applied and The Langham was fully complete and open for rental in 1907.<ref name=timeS1906>{{Cite news|title=Increasing demand for high-class apartment|via=ProQuest|work=The New York Times|date=September 2, 1906|page=17}}</ref> The reporting from ''[[The New York Times]]'' lavished praise upon the building when it opened, noting among its modern amenities "[[refrigeration|real ice]]." <blockquote>In each [[icebox]] is an extra coil of pipe, through which a freezing mixture circulates, so that if a tenant wants a piece of real ice, without going to the [[Robert Anderson Van Wyck|trust]] for it, all he has to do is fill a small metal pan with water, place it within the coil, and in a few minutes its contents will be ''frozen'' solid. (Emphasis original).<ref name=timeS1906/></blockquote>
-When The Langham was completed in 1907, its apartments rented for $500 per month and attracted wealthy and successful tenants early on. [[William Carlos Brown|William Brown]], president of The New York Central Railroad lived here, Irving Bloomingdale, son of the founder of the [[Bloomingdale's|famous store]], moved into The Langham from a limestone townhouse when it opened.<ref name=gray/> Isadore Saks moved from the Art Deco [[The Majestic (building)|Majestic]] to the Langham with his son Joseph. [[Martin Beck (vaudeville)|Martin Beck]], head of the [[Orpheum Circuit, Inc.|Orpheum Theater chain]], was another prominent early resident. He would go on to establish the [[Palace Theatre (New York City)|Palace Theater]], where [[Charlie Chaplin]] made his American stage debut.<ref name=gray/> Other famous inhabitants have included [[Mick Jagger]], [[Maureen O'Sullivan]], her daughter [[Mia Farrow]], [[Robert Ryan]], [[Basil Rathbone]] and [[Carly Simon]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Andersen |first1=Christopher |title=Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger |date=2012 |publisher=Gallery Books |location=New York |isbn=9781451661453 |page=196 |access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref><ref>Malanowski, Jamie. "The Spy Map of the Dead and Famous". ''Spy'', Sussex Publishers. August 1987. p. 41.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Tom|title="The 1907 Langham Apartments -- No. 135 Central Park West"|url=http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-1907-langham-apartments-no-135.html|website=Daytonian in Manhattan}}</ref> The building has cinematic appearances in ''[[Love at First Bite]]'', and in the movie ''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]'' scenes were filmed inside the apartment of [[Maureen O'Sullivan]] and [[Mia Farrow]].
+When The Langham was completed in 1907, its apartments rented for $500 per month and attracted wealthy and successful tenants early on. [[William Carlos Brown|William Brown]], president of The New York Central Railroad lived here, Irving Bloomingdale, son of the founder of [[Bloomingdale's]], moved into The Langham from a limestone townhouse when it opened.<ref name=gray/> Isadore Saks moved from the Art Deco [[The Majestic (building)|Majestic]] to the Langham with his son Joseph. [[Martin Beck (vaudeville)|Martin Beck]], head of the [[Orpheum Circuit, Inc.|Orpheum Theater chain]], was another prominent early resident. He would go on to establish the [[Palace Theatre (New York City)|Palace Theater]], where [[Charlie Chaplin]] made his American stage debut.<ref name=gray/> Other famous inhabitants have included [[Mick Jagger]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Andersen |first1=Christopher |title=Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger |date=2012 |publisher=Gallery Books |location=New York |isbn=9781451661453 |page=196}}</ref> [[Maureen O'Sullivan]] and her daughter [[Mia Farrow]], [[Robert Ryan]], [[Basil Rathbone]] and [[Carly Simon]].<ref>Malanowski, Jamie. "The Spy Map of the Dead and Famous". ''Spy'', Sussex Publishers. August 1987. p. 41.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Tom|title="The 1907 Langham Apartments -- No. 135 Central Park West"|url=http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-1907-langham-apartments-no-135.html|website=Daytonian in Manhattan}}</ref> The building has cinematic appearances in ''[[Love at First Bite]]'', and in the movie ''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]'' scenes were filmed inside the apartment of [[Maureen O'Sullivan]] and [[Mia Farrow]].
-In 2006 the building was put up for sale, a writer for the ''[[New York Sun]]'' reported that estimates of the price went as high as $600 million.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Stoler, Michael|url=http://www.nysun.com/article/32948|title=Supply of Rental Apartments a Crisis for New York?|work=New York Sun|date=May 18, 2006|access-date=April 5, 2007}}</ref>
+In 2006 the building was put up for sale. A writer for the ''[[New York Sun]]'' reported that estimates of the price went as high as $600 million.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Stoler|first=Michael|url=http://www.nysun.com/article/32948|title=Supply of Rental Apartments a Crisis for New York?|work=New York Sun|date=May 18, 2006|access-date=April 5, 2007}}</ref>
 ==Architecture==
-The building was designed by architects [[Clinton & Russell]], working for Abraham Boehm and Lewis Coon, in the French Second Empire style.<ref name=nrhp>[http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=5590 Central Park West Historic District], ([[Java (Sun)|Java]]), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, New York's State and National Registers of Historic Places Document Imaging Project [http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/default.asp], New York State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved April 6, 2007.</ref>
+The building was designed by architects [[Clinton & Russell]], working for Abraham Boehm and Lewis Coon, in the French [[Second Empire style]].<ref name=nrhp>[http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=5590 Central Park West Historic District], ([[Java (Sun)|Java]]), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, New York's State and National Registers of Historic Places Document Imaging Project [http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/default.asp], New York State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved April 6, 2007.</ref>
 ==Landmark designations==
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 * [http://www.thecityreview.com/uws/cpw/cpw135.html The Langham] Upper West Side Book
+* [http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-1907-langham-apartments-no-135.html The 1907 Langham Apartments -- No. 135 Central Park West] Daytonian in Manhattan
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-*[http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-1907-langham-apartments-no-135.html The 1907 Langham Apartments -- No. 135 Central Park West] Daytonian in Manhattan
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