The Colosseum is a
ManhattanManhattan is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.New York County, which has the same boundaries as the Borough of Manhattan , is the most densely populated county in the United States, with a 2008 population of 1,634,795...
apartment building located at 116th Street and Riverside Drive.
The building is noted for its curved façade and impressive marble lobby. Across 116th Street, The Colosseum faces
The PaternoThe Paterno is a Manhattan apartment building located at 116th Street and Riverside Drive and also known as 440 Riverside Drive. The building is noted for its curved facade, impressive marble lobby with a stained-glass ceiling, and massive porte-cochère. Across 116th Street, The Paterno faces The...
, another building with a similar curved facade.
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has said that the "opposing curves, (form) a gateway as impressive as any publicly built arch or plaza in New York.
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The Colosseum is a
ManhattanManhattan is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.New York County, which has the same boundaries as the Borough of Manhattan , is the most densely populated county in the United States, with a 2008 population of 1,634,795...
apartment building located at 116th Street and Riverside Drive.
The building is noted for its curved façade and impressive marble lobby. Across 116th Street, The Colosseum faces
The PaternoThe Paterno is a Manhattan apartment building located at 116th Street and Riverside Drive and also known as 440 Riverside Drive. The building is noted for its curved facade, impressive marble lobby with a stained-glass ceiling, and massive porte-cochère. Across 116th Street, The Paterno faces The...
, another building with a similar curved facade.
The New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded in 1851 and published in New York City. The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, "The Gray Lady"—named for its staid appearance and style—is regarded as a national newspaper of record...
has said that the "opposing curves, (form) a gateway as impressive as any publicly built arch or plaza in New York. The unusual curved facades are the result of an 1897 plan to make the land between Claremont Ave. and Riverside Drive into a public park in order to give veterans parades a large park adjacent to
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as a terminus. The street was redesigned to enter the proposed park in a gracious curve, but the city never appropriated funds to buy the land.
The Colosseum was designed by Schwartz & Gross and built by the Paterno Brothers, Charles and Joseph, in 1910. The luxury, four bedroom apartments with sweeping views of the Hudson River rented for $150 to $175 a month.
Harlan Fiske StoneHarlan Fiske Stone was an American lawyer and jurist. A native of New Hampshire he served as the dean of Columbia Law School, his alma mater in the early 20th century. As a member of the Republican Party, he was appointed as the 52nd Attorney General of the United States before becoming an...
lived in the Colosseum when it was a private building. The Colosseum was later acquired by Columbia University. Among the distinguished members of the Columbia faculty who have lived here are
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and
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.