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East 23rd Street Bath House Landmarks Plaque

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Dedicated:1953
Location:East 23rd Street and East River Drive
Description:Plaque on exterior wall
Materials:Bronze

Inscription

LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK / EAST 23RD STREET BATH HOUSE / THIS BULDING WAS ERECTED BY THE CITY IN 1906 / AS ONE OF ITS FREE PUBLIC BATH FACILITIES. / INFLUENCED BY CLASSIC ROMAN ARCHITECTURE, / IT WAS THE WORK OF MARTIN AIKEN AND ARNOLD / W. BRUNNER. IN 1939 THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS / RECONSTRUCTED THE INTERIOR. / PLAQUE ERECTED 1965 BY / THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST /

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