Beaux-Arts architecture in New York
Beaux-Arts is the grand classical manner taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, with paired columns, sculpted swags and monumental stairs. American architects trained there applied it to civic buildings and mansions from the 1880s to the 1920s.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1902 to 1905. 12 stops, 2.4 miles end to end. One stop is a National Historic Landmark.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Oct 16, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Knox Building452 5th Ave.Building · listed 1982start
- 2DeLamar Mansion233 Madison Ave.Building · built 1905 · listed 19830.2 mi from stop 1
- 333rd Street Subway Station (IRT)33rd St. and Park Ave.Structure · listed 20040.1 mi from stop 2
- 4James F. D. Lanier Residence123 E. 35thBuilding · built 1903 · listed 1982494 ft from stop 3
- 5Grand Central Terminal (Boundary Increase: Park Avenue Viaduct)71-105 E. 42nd St., Park Ave. between E. 40th and E. 42nd Sts.Structure · listed 19830.2 mi from stop 4
- 6Civic Club243 E. 34th St.Building · listed 19820.4 mi from stop 5
- 728th Street Subway Station (IRT)Under Park Avenue S, bet E 29th and 27th Sts.Structure · listed 20050.4 mi from stop 6
- 8Seville Hotel22 East 29th St.Building · listed 20050.1 mi from stop 7
- 9Prince George Hotel10-20 E. 28th and 17-19 E. 27 Sts.Building · listed 1999177 ft from stop 8
- 1069th Regiment ArmoryNHL68 Lexington Ave.Building · listed 19940.3 mi from stop 9
- 11Scribner Building153--157 5th Ave.Building · listed 19800.3 mi from stop 10
- 12Bank of the Metropolis31 Union Square WestBuilding · built 1902 · listed 20030.2 mi from stop 11
2.4 straight-line miles over 11 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 12 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in New York
- Neoclassical architecture in New York12 stops · 2.4 milesNeoclassical buildings borrow the columns, pediments and symmetry of Greek and Roman temples. The New York examples on this route went up between 1886 and 1937.
- Houses and mansions in New York13 stops · 1.7 milesThe route links houses built between 1897 and 1948. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
- Churches and temples in New York11 stops · 2.3 milesThe route links churches built between 1801 and 2017. Congregations still use many of them and access depends on the hours they keep.
- Banks and business blocks in New York15 stops · 2.5 milesThe route links commercial buildings built between 1846 and 1929. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above.
- New York in the 1930s10 stops · 2.1 milesEvery stop carries a construction date in the 1930s. Art Deco is the style recorded on more of them than any other.
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