The Orlando Potter Building Is smaller than it's prestigious neighbors but has an appeal of it's own. With only 11 stories high it really attracts the eye. The massive (black bottom) red brick and terra cotta colored brownstone makes the building looks like an intrusion in the landscape because of its black bottom, red color and Architectural styles. I put styles with a "s" because of the different styles that were used; several architectural historians call it the "Queen Ann style" but it is more a beautiful mix of Renaissance Revival Youth Packers Jerseys, Colonial Revival and even Neo-Grec It is a great example of the Brick and Terra Cotta durability, for over a century it has withstood New York's extreme weather cycles and still required no restoration for 100 years.
The black bottom is a cast iron structure covered with bitumen to avoid premature rusting. The building sits on a half block and two corners from Park Row Street, Beekman Street and Nassau Street. It has on the ground level stores all around and a total of 59 apartments with the entrance at 145 Nassau Street. The front fa ade that was and is made to be seen from Park Row Street is a remarkable piece of art and detail work. The building looks quite simple but the more you observe it (with binoculars) more you realize its complexity with different fenestration patterns at each floor, a lot of brick patterns of all shapes that give a sense of complicity
Cast Iron and Iron: the two first floors are covered of cast iron that matches the upper style. The Ironwork for the fa ade and building was performed by five suppliers: J.M. Duclos - Co (New York City). The company's logo is stamped on the Iron Work on the bottom corner of Beekman Street and Park Row Street; J.M. Duclos Co that accomplished the fa ade and H.W. Adams. Jackson Architectural Iron work and Lehigh Iron Co Packers pro shop. that worked on the interior structure. The floor beams and roof beams are of rolled iron and the floors (except the basement) are iron girders. The interior framing is in iron with interior hollow cast-iron structural columns that are encased in wire netting covered with fire brick and plaster and flanged wrought-iron joists, set through the brick walls, carry wrought-iron beams.
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