Astor House in the 19th Century
Illustration published about 1854 shows the old Astor House occupying the entire block front on Broadway, between Vesey Street (left) and Barclay Street (right). St. Paul's Chapel is to the left, the American Hotel is to the right and City Hall Park is to the right, out of the illustration.
On print: Drawn after nature - For the proprietor: Herrmann J. Meyer. Published for Herrmann J. Meyer, 164 William-Str. New-York. Source: New York Public Library.
At the time, Astor House was the city's second oldest hotel, after Holt's Hotel, and the first in reputation.
The Astor House was only one of several New York hotels constructed by the Astor family in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Beginning with the Astor House of 1836 on lower Broadway, the family established a reputation for building well-appointed hotels. John Jacob Astor (1864-1912), the fourth namesake of the patriarch of the family, and his cousin William Waldorf Astor (1848-1919) built a number of luxury hotels around the turn of the century.
American Hotel
The northern part of Astor House is in the center of this photo and the Astor House Building, constructed in 1916, is on the left.
Astor House is to the right, out of the picture.
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Astor House in the 19th Century
About 1854