Talk:René Sergent

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Are you sure of your information below, which seems based on the French Wikipedia article, is correct?

English statement:

"and Duveen Gallery, a large apartment building at the corner of 5th Avenue and 56th street in New York City (1909-1910, demolished 1953)."

French Wikipedia statement:

"et donne des dessins inspirés de Versailles et de Gabriel pour le vaste immeuble de New York, à l'angle de la 5e avenue et de la 56e rue (1909-1910, détruit en 1953), dont la réalisation est effectuée par un architecte local, Horace Trumbauer."

I looked this building up in the New York Times from 1912 when it was just being finished. The writing is ambiguous but it appears to have been three stories, fifty feet high and solely a gallery for Duveen Bros., not a large apartment.

I suggest you go to the New York Times site at www.nyt.com and search the two archives (pre- and post- 1881) for the "Duveen Building" and see if this clarifies the matter for you. In particular, are you confusing it with some other nearby building? See the two stories, also in the New York Times, from 1920 that also come up when you search "Duveen Building"..

Christopher Gray, who wrote his 2000 NYT column "Streetscapes" partially about the building, will undoubtedly be able to provide authoritative information. He may be reached at:

Christopher Gray "Streetscapes" Columnist, Sunday Real Estate Section, The New York Times 246 West 80th Street New York City 10024 voice: 212-799-0520 fax: 212-799-0542 e: Streetscapes@NYTimes.com

FurnaldHall 12:59, 10 November 2007 (UTC)