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Encyclopedia > Puck Building

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Puck Building
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Puck Building, Lafayette St. Entrance
Location: 295-307 Lafayette Street, Manhattan, NY, NY
Built/Founded: 1885
Architect: Albert and Herman Wagner
Architectural style(s): Romanesque Revival
Added to NRHP: July 21, 1983
Governing body: Private

The Puck Building occupies the block bounded by Lafayette, Houston, Mulberry and Jersey Streets in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, USA. This example of Romanesque Revival architecture, designed by Albert and Herman Wagner, was constructed in 1885 and expanded in 1893. The building features two gilded figures of Shakespeare's character Puck as part of the façade. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Puck Bldg NYC - Lafayette St Entrance - photographed 13 July 2003 by Cjmnyc - Public domain: Copyright disclaimed This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... A style of building in the late 19th century (roughly 1840 and 1900) inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque style of architecture. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Lafayette Street is a city street in New York Citys Lower Manhattan. ... Houston Street looking east, from The Bowery Houston Street looking west, from The Bowery Houston Street (pronounced ) is a major east-west thoroughfare in downtown New York City. ... Canal and Mulberry, where Chinatown meets Little Italy. ... Look up Borough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... A style of building in the late 19th century (roughly 1840 and 1900) inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque style of architecture. ... This article is about building architecture. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Puck (mythology). ... West façade of the Notre-Dame de Strasbourg Cathedral A facade (or façade) is the exterior of a building – especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. ...


History

Once the printing facility of Puck Magazine, which ceased publication in 1918, the building now contains office space as well as ballrooms for large events on both the ground floor and the top floor. In the 1980s it was the home of Spy Magazine. In the early 2000s, the building housed the Manhattan Center of Pratt Institute. Since 2004, the Puck Building has been home to New York University's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. An exterior shot of the Puck Building is often seen on the popular American television sitcom Will & Grace, as the building where the title character Grace Adler (played by Debra Messing) works. The cover of the April 23, 1884 issue. ... Spy magazine was founded in 1986 by Kurt Andersen and E. Graydon Carter. ... Pratt Institute is a specialized, private college in New York City with campuses in Manhattan and Brooklyn, as well as in Utica, New York. ... New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. ... The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service (often truncated to NYU Wagner or simply Wagner) is a professional school of public service at New York University. ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award winning and Golden Globe nominated American television sitcom that was originally broadcast from 1998 to 2006. ... Information Nickname(s) Gracie, G, Gracious Gender Unknown Age 30 at series beginning (Series began in March 1998, Grace turned 31 in April 1998), 38 or 39 by series end Date of birth April 26, 1967 Occupation Interior Designer Title Mrs. ... Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, known for portraying Grace Adler in Will & Grace and for appearing in a series of film roles. ...


The Puck Building is at the northwestern corner of Manhattan's NoLIta neighborhood, bordered by SoHo and the NoHo section of Greenwich Village. It is owned by Kushner Properties, the company of Charles Kushner, a major donor to Democratic politicians in New Jersey, and his son Jared Kushner, the owner of The New York Observer. Nolita, sometimes written as NoLIta (North of Little Italy), is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. ... Cast-iron architecture in Greene Street SoHo is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. ... For other uses, see NoHo (disambiguation). ... The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (IPA pronunciation: ), also called simply the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City named after Greenwich, London. ... Kushner Properties is a real estate developer in the New York City metropolitan area. ... Charles Kushner is a New Jersey real estate magnate and a major donor to Democratic politicians, most notably to New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey. ... Jared Kushner is the owner of the New York Observer and son of prominent New Jersey real estate developer Charles Kushner. ... The New York Observer is a weekly newspaper first published in New York City on September 22, 1987 by Arthur L. Carter, a very successful former investment banker with publishing interests. ...


Sources and external links

Gilded figure of Puck
Gilded figure of Puck

  Results from FactBites:
 
Puck (magazine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (465 words)
Puck was America's first successful humor magazine known for its sharp humor and colorful cartoon caricatures satirizing the political and social issues of the day.
Puck was the first magazine to carry illustrated advertising and the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing to a weekly publication.
Puck was housed from 1887 in the landmark Chicago-style Romanesque Revival Puck Building at Lafayette and Houston Streets, New York City.
Puck Building - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (256 words)
The Puck Building occupies the block bounded by Lafayette, Houston, Mulberry and Jersey Streets in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, USA.
An exterior shot of the Puck Building is often seen on the popular American television sitcom Will and Grace, as the building where the title character Grace Adler (played by Debra Messing) works.
The Puck Building is at the northwestern corner of Manhattan's NoLIta neighborhood, by SoHo and the NoHo section of Greenwich Village.
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