early 20th century original ornamental cast bronze interior new york city plaza hotel guest room door backplate or escutcheon with push button
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henry janeway hardenbergh, architect
original early 1900's antique american ornamental cast bronze interior plaza hotel guest room door backplate likely fabricated by the sargent hardware co., new haven, ct. the backplate contains nicely detailed and deeply embossed leafage along the edges. the circular hole originally contained a cylinder lock. the backplate has been darkened with an oil-rubbed metallic bronze enameled finish. the extant plaza hotel is located at fifth avenue and central park south was built in 1907 by architect henry janeway hardenbergh, who also designed the famed dakota apartments on the upper westside. construction of the 19 story building took two years to build at a cost of 12 million dollars. the number of historic events and people of fame affiliated with this grand hotel is quite staggering. in recent times, the hotel underwent a massive overhaul, stripping the building of several original architectural elements. width 2-1/4", height 7-1/2".
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