Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. Building

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Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. Building

51st Street and 3rd Avenue, S.W. corner. Girl Scouts of America National Headquarters building, with cleaning scaffolds.

Credit

Museum of the City of New York

Site overview

This 13-story commercial/office building is the former National Headquarters of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., who moved to the site when the building was completed in 1957, and vacated the building in 1992. The glass curtain walled building was heralded by the architectural community when it was constructed. Designed by architect William T. Meyer, with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill as consulting architects and Roy O. Allen, Jr., as the project designer. The building's lobby has gone through a number of renovations, first by Janko Rasic Architects and another more recently project that again overhauled the space.

 

Location

830 Third Avenue
New York, NY

51st Street and 3rd Avenue, S.W. corner. Girl Scouts of America National Headquarters building, with cleaning scaffolds.

Credit:

Museum of the City of New York

Designer(s)

Other designers

William T. Meyer, architect
Roy O. Allen, Jr., project designer

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Completion

1957

Significant Alteration(s) with Date(s)

The building's lobby has gone through a number of renovations, first by and another more recently project that again overhauled the space.