Emery Roth
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Emery Roth (1871 – August 20, 1948) was an American architect who built many of the definitive New York City hotels and apartment buildings of the 1920s and 30s, incorporating Beaux-Arts and Art Deco details. Born in Gálszécs (now Sečovce, Slovakia) he emigrated to the United States at the age of 13 after his family fell into poverty upon his father's death. He began his architectural apprenticeship as a draftsman in the Chicago offices of Burnham & Root, working on the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. There he met Richard Morris Hunt, who was impressed with his skills and invited Roth to work in his office in New York. Following Hunt's premature death in 1895, Roth moved to the office of Ogden Codman, Jr., a designer and decorator with a Newport clienteele.
Work by Emery Roth
- Hotel Belleclaire, Broadway (1903)
- 47 West 96th St.
- 310 West End Avenue
- Ritz Hotel Tower (1925); with Carrère and Hastings. New York's first residential skyscraper introduced terraces at the setback levels.
- Warwick Hotel (1927)
- The Oliver Cromwell, West 72nd St. (1927)
- St Moritz (Ritz-Carlton) Hotel, Central Park South
- The Beresford (1929), 211 Central Park West
- The Eldorado (1929–31)
- The San Remo, Central Park West (1930) The first of the twin-towered residential skyscrapers.
- The Ardsley (1931); Roth's outstanding Art Deco residential skyscraper
- 140 East 28th street (1932); residential building
- The Normandy 140 Riverside Drive. Last of the twin-towered residences, and Roth's choice for his retirement apartment.
After his death, his sons Julian and Richard and grandson Richard Roth jr carried on his practice as Emery Roth & Sons. His greatgrandson Richard Lee Roth is currently employed in the architectural profession and resides in South Florida.
Work by Emery Roth & Sons
- 1585 Broadway (1989)
- 17 State Street (1988)
- 7 World Trade Center (1987)
- Symphony House Apartments (1986)
- Citigroup Center (1977)
- World Trade Center (1972-1973)
- Paramount Plaza (1970)
- MetLife Building (1963)
- General Motors Building (1968)
- 55 Water Street (1972)
- Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Building (1963)
- 345 Park Avenue (1969)
- 888 7th Avenue (1971)
- One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (1972)
- Burlington House (1969)
- J.P. Stevens Company Tower (1971)
- Merchandise Mart Building (1973)
- Westvaco Building (1967)
- AXA Financial Center (1963)
- 600 3rd Avenue (1971)
- Helmsley Palace Hotel (1981)
- Interchem Building (1970)
- Burroughs Building (1963)
- Bankers Trust Annex Building (1965)
- Blue Cross Building (1973)
- 1700 Broadway (1969)
- Random House Building (1969)
- North American Plywood Building (1972)
- Sterling Drug Company Building (1964)
- ITT-American Building (1967)
- 1155 Avenue of the Americas (1984)
- 60 Broad Street (1962)
- 80 Pine Street (1960)
- Financial Times Building (1965)
- One Battery Park Plaza (1971)
- 575 Fifth Avenue (1983)
- Mutual of America Building (1960)
- Harper & Row Building (1972)
- Capitol-EMI Building (1971)
- 900 3rd Avenue (1983)
- 747 3rd Avenue (1972)
- Park Lane Hotel (1971)
- Sovereign Apartments (1973)
- Fifth Avenue Tower (1986)
- Manhattan Tower (1985)
- 750 3rd Avenue (1958)
- 909 Third Avenue (1967)
- 2 Broadway (1959)
- MGM Building (1965)
- Bankers Trust Building (1962)
- 641 Lexington Avenue (1964)
- Pfizer Building (1961)
- Franklin National Bank Building (1972)
- Hanover Bank Building (1962)
- 250 Broadway (1963)
- 485 Lexington Avenue (1956)
- Xerox Building (1965)
- 123 William Street (1957)
- 100 Wall Street (1969)
- MacMillan Building (1966)
- Emigrant Savings Bank Building (1969)
- 215 East 68th Apartments (1962)
- Winstar Building and Addition (1974)
- 546 Fifth Avenue (1990)
- Lorillard Building (1959)
- Crystal Pavilion (1982)
- Hotel Benjamin (1927)
- Colgate-Palmolive Building (1955)
- Harcourt, Brace & World Building (1964)
- 77 Water Street (1970)
- National Distillers Building (1954)
- St. George Hotel (1930)
- Diamond National Building (1961)
- 380 Madison Avenue (1953)
- 600 Madison Avenue (1965)
- Look Building (1950)
- Tower East Apartments (1962)
- 415 Madison Avenue (1956)
- 575 Madison Avenue (1950)
- Davies Building (1955)
- 1430 Broadway (1956)
- 850 Third Avenue (1961)
- General Reinsurance Building (1958)
- 355 Lexington Avenue (1959)
- Bank of Montreal Building (1955)
- 10 Hanover Square (1969)
- Schroder Building (1969)
- 45 East End Avenue Apartments (1950)
- Paris Theater & Office Building (1948)
- 10 East 70th Street Apartments (1960)
- 40 Park Avenue (1950)
- 715 Park Avenue (1949)
- 30 Park Avenue (1954)
- Ellington Apartments (1987)
- 1212 6th Avenue (1963)
- 589 5th Avenue (1954)
- Oxford Condominiums (1990)
- 156 William Street (1956)
- Harriman National Bank Building (1959)
- 845 Third Avenue (1963)
- 630 Third Avenue (1958)
- 1180 Sixth Avenue (1962)
- 22 Cortland Street (1971)
- 555 Fifth Avenue (1954)
- 945 Fifth Avenue Apartments (1949)
- 300 East 57th Street (1947)
- 2 Fifth Avenue (1952)
- 200 Water Street (1971)
External links
Reference
- Steven Ruttenbaum Mansions in the Cloud: The Skyscraper Palazzi of Emery Roth (1986)
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