Grand Hotel | |
The Grand Hotel in 2012 | |
| Location | 1232–1238Broadway Manhattan,New York City |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°44′50″N73°59′17″W / 40.74722°N 73.98806°W /40.74722; -73.98806 |
| Built | 1868 |
| Architect | Henry Engelbert |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001725[1] |
| NYCL No. | 1041 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 1983 |
| Designated NYCL | September 11, 1979 |
TheGrand Hotel is located at 1232–1238Broadway at the corner ofWest 31st Street in theNoMad neighborhood ofManhattan,New York City.

It was built in 1868 and was designed byHenry Engelbert in theSecond Empire style. Englebert designed the hotel for Elias S. Higgins, a prosperous carpet manufacturer and merchant.
At the time the Grand Hotel was built, the area of Broadway between Madison Square and Herald Square was the premier entertainment district in the city, teeming with theatres, restaurants and hotels. The sleazier establishments on the side streets soon gave the district a new name, the "Tenderloin". When the theatre district moved uptown again, the area became part of theGarment District, and the Grand Hotel became a cut-rate residential hotel.[2][3][4]
Oscar Wilde is known to have stayed at the hotel at least twice during 1882.[5]
The building was designated aNew York City Landmark in 1979,[3] and was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1983.[6]
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