De La Salle Institute, New York City
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The De La Salle Institute was a Catholic Church school for boys which operated in New York City
beginning in the 19th century. From 1902 it was located at 106 West 59th Street
, running through to 107 West 58th Street. It fronted 59th Street for 53 feet 6 inches and faced Central Park
. It had a depth of 200 feet, with 53 feet on West 58th Street, and 71 feet west on Sixth Avenue
. In August 1912 the De La Salle Institute adjoined the German Club on West 59th Street and the Hotel Savilla on West 58th Street.
structure on the southeast corner of Fourth Avenue and 21st Street.
In July 1922 the De La Salle Institute relocated to a four story building at 19 West 75th Street, which cost $45,000. The house stood on a
lot measuring 23 by 102.2 feet. It was located between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.
The boys' school purchased the Veltin Girls' School property in August 1924. It was a modern fireproof school structure at 160 and 162 West 74th Street. It ran through to 163 and 165 West 73rd Street.
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beginning in the 19th century. From 1902 it was located at 106 West 59th Street
59th Street (Manhattan)
59th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan runs east-west, from York Avenue to the West Side Highway, with a discontinuity between Ninth Avenue/Columbus Avenue and Eighth Avenue/Central Park West for the Time Warner Center. Although it is bi-directional for most of its length, the...
, running through to 107 West 58th Street. It fronted 59th Street for 53 feet 6 inches and faced Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
. It had a depth of 200 feet, with 53 feet on West 58th Street, and 71 feet west on Sixth Avenue
Sixth Avenue (Manhattan)
Sixth Avenue – officially Avenue of the Americas, although this name is seldom used by New Yorkers – is a major thoroughfare in New York City's borough of Manhattan, on which traffic runs northbound, or "uptown"...
. In August 1912 the De La Salle Institute adjoined the German Club on West 59th Street and the Hotel Savilla on West 58th Street.
Location changes
The property was purchased in February 1921 by a syndicate, incorporated as the Copley Hotel Studios, with plans to build an upscale co-operative apartment house on the Central Park South location. The new building was to be twenty stories high and designed by architect Charles W. Buckham. The apartment corporation was headed by Charles K. Eagle, of the silk firm of J.H. and C.K. Eagle. Eagle owned a twelve-story loftstructure on the southeast corner of Fourth Avenue and 21st Street.
In July 1922 the De La Salle Institute relocated to a four story building at 19 West 75th Street, which cost $45,000. The house stood on a
lot measuring 23 by 102.2 feet. It was located between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.
The boys' school purchased the Veltin Girls' School property in August 1924. It was a modern fireproof school structure at 160 and 162 West 74th Street. It ran through to 163 and 165 West 73rd Street.