Heins & LaFarge
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Heins & LaFarge was a New York City–based architectural firm founded by Philadelphia-born architect George Lewis Heins and Christopher Grant LaFarge, the eldest son of the artist John La Farge. They w
Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan, New York City
Interior view of Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan
Enoch Grand Lodge in Brooklyn
The domed crossing on Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington D.C., built in 1893
The City Hall station, also known as City Hall Loop station, is a closed station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located under City Hall Park, next to New York City
Heins & LaFarge
…the chief engineer, William Barclay Parsons. When the Interborough Rapid Transit's original line opened on October 27, 1904, its showpiece station was City Hall, designed by Heins & LaFarge using uninterrupted sweeping Guastavino-tiled arches and vaults which incorporated shaped skylights and mosaics and…
Station platform in 2018
View of the station in the early 1900s, before its completion
Postcard showing City Hall and the station, c. 1913
View of the City Hall station from the rear of the platform in 2018