Louis Korn Explained

Louis Korn was an American architect from New York City who graduated from Columbia University in 1891.^[1] His notable buildings include 9-11 East 16th Street^[2] and 91-93 Fifth Avenue, both located in the Ladies' Mile Historic District, and 174-178 Hudson Street which is located in the Tribeca North Historic District. He is known to have specialized in store and loft buildings.^[3]

Notable New York City buildings

• 7 Great Jones Street^[4]
• 9-11 East 16th Street
• 34-42 West 14th Street
• 91-93 Fifth Avenue
• 141-145 Wooster Street
• 174-178 Hudson Street
• 627-629 Broadway
• 736 Broadway

Notes and References

1. http://home2.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/TRIBECA_NORTH_HISTORIC_DISTRICT.pdf Landmarks Preservation Commission, December 1992, Tribeca North Historic District Designation Report (pdf file)
2. Norval White, Elliot Willensky, Fran Leadon, AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.), Oxford University Press, USA, 2010, p.234.
3. http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1609.pdf Landmarks Preservation Commission, May 1989, Ladies' Mile Historic District Designation Report (pdf file)
4. https://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/pdf/PDFs/noho-report.pdf Landmarks Preservation Commission, June 1999, NoHo Historic District Designation Report (pdf file)