161 West 93rd Street

Building in New York City, United States September 2025 thumb|161 West 93rd Street 161 West 93rd Street is a building on 93rd Street in Manhattan that was once the home of the Nippon Club, a gentlemen's club for Japanese Americans and Japanese nationals.Gray Christopher Braley Suzanne New York Streetscapes: Tales of Manhattan's Significant Buildings and Landmarks 2003 Harry N. Abrams New York 0-8109-4441-3 364 registration https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780810944411/page/364 The club, founded in 1905 by Jōkichi Takamine, first occupied a townhouse at 334 Riverside Drive, between 105th and 106th Streets. The Renaissance Revival building at 161 West 93rd Street was designed for the club by the architect John Vredenburgh Van Pelt and erected in 1912. Gray Christopher 161 West 93rd Street; A Building That Recalls the Days After Pearl Harbor The New York Times 2001-09-30 https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/30/realestate/streetscapes-161-west-93rd-street-building-that-recalls-days-after-pearl-harbor.html 2009-09-05 The American Institute of Architects guide describes the style as "the Chicago school crossbred with Florence", remarking that "the cornice is extraordinary; it sails overhead with the assurance of Lorenzo de'Medici". Windows alternate with a brick frieze, in the manner of the Metopes and triglyphs of a Greek temple.White Norval Willensky Elliot AIA Guide to New York City 4th June 2000 Three Rivers Press New York 0-8129-3107-6 368 After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the building was seized by the federal government. In 1944, the Federal Office of the Alien Property Custodian sold the building to the Elks. Today, the building houses a church called Templo Adventista at its lower level and condominiums on the upper floors. References External links Nippon Club web site 40.79184 -73.9709 title Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1912 Category:Residential condominiums in New York City Category:Renaissance Revival architecture in New York City Category:1912 establishments in New York City Category:1910s architecture in the United States Category:Upper West Side Category:Former clubhouses in Manhattan