Graham Court
1923-1937 Seventh Ave. between 116th & 117th streets. Original photograph taken in 1901.
Graham Court was built in 1901 by Clinton & Russell, Architects. Commissioned by William Waldorf Astor, this, the most luxurious apartment house in Harlem, contains 8 elevators.
Surrounding a court, it is entered through a splendid arched passageway 2 stories high. These architects later designed the Apthorp, another courtyarded apartment.


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