Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton
Hotel in Manhattan, New York
The Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton is a 532-room hotel at 53 West 32nd Street (also known as 1260–1266 Broadway) in Manhattan, New York City, United States. It was designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh and built by William R. H. Martin, who headed the Rogers Peet business, in a French Renaissance style. The Martinique was developed in three sections between 1897 and 1910. The hotel is a New York City designated landmark, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is part of the Historic Hotels of America.
As completed, the hotel had 600 rooms. The hotel occupies an irregular site with facades along Broadway to the west, 33rd Street to the north, and 32nd Street to the south. On all three sides, the facade is made of glazed brick, terracotta, and limestone, with balconies, cartouches, and sash windows. It is crowned by a large green mansard roof and has decorated dormer windows. Inside the hotel were various ornately decorated public rooms, including a lobby, cafe, and dining rooms at ground level; a grill room in the basement; and ballrooms on the second floor. The modern-day hotel contains two restaurants and some exhibition space.
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