Harde & Short was an American Beaux-Arts architectural firm in the early 20th century. The firm was based in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

. Their most famous work is Alwyn Court

Alwyn Court

The Alwyn Court is a 12-story apartment building located at 182 West 58th Street on the corner of Seventh Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, one block south of Central Park. It was built between 1907 and 1909, and was designed by Harde & Short in French Renaissance style, with elaborate...

 near 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...

 in New York. They designed many other buildings, nearly all of them in Manhattan

Manhattan

Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...

. The firm is known for their intricacy of design as shown by the fact that they designed New York's 3 most intricate facades: Alwyn Court

Alwyn Court

The Alwyn Court is a 12-story apartment building located at 182 West 58th Street on the corner of Seventh Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, one block south of Central Park. It was built between 1907 and 1909, and was designed by Harde & Short in French Renaissance style, with elaborate...

, 44 West 77th Street, and 45 East 66th Street. Other famous works include Red House (Manhattan) and Alwyn Court

Alwyn Court

The Alwyn Court is a 12-story apartment building located at 182 West 58th Street on the corner of Seventh Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, one block south of Central Park. It was built between 1907 and 1909, and was designed by Harde & Short in French Renaissance style, with elaborate...

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