Location: 211 Central Park West at West 81st
Street, New York, New York
Architect: Emery Roth
Date Completed: 1929
The largest and most imposing of the twin-towered apartment buildings along Central Park
West, the Beresford takes full advantage of its prominent site across 81st Street from the
American Museum of Natural History.
At twenty two stories, and with huge facades facing both Central Park and Manhattan
Square, The Beresford was the largest apartment building of its day.
Italian Renaissance in design, the Beresford is executed in brick with limestone and terra
cotta trim. Animating the walls is a distinctive blend of late-Renaissance sculpture:
winged cherubs, angels, dolphins, rams' heads and rosettes.
The Beresford's vast scale and dramatic profile make it one of the most important elements
of the Central Park West skyline.
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