Hoffman House under Construction

Photo shows Worth Monument in the foreground, with Albemarle Hotel on the left and the Hoffman House, under construction, on the right, seen from Fifth Avenue. Based on the fact Hoffman House was under construction, this photo can be considered dated 1864.

The original Hoffman House was a seven-story palatial establishment completed by October 1864. It was designed in Italian Renaissance and decorated with fine paintings. At the time, the hotel contained 212 rooms.