The doorway is lined with larger square
carved figures like the fish at left, while if you come around the side of the building,
you'll see a
series of round medallions like
this seahorse, mermaids and more.
56-58 Pine Street
55 Liberty Street
The whimsy on 55 Liberty doesn't end with the roof gremlins.
Here's a friendly doorway alligator. Inside the lobby are little
cringing creatures like this in the upper corners.
111-115 Broadway (Trinity & U.S. Realty Buildings)
These two are huge things, with quite a hodgepodge of gargoyles
and details.
225 Broadway
(Transportation Building)
225 Broadway has a handsome doorway with vaguely Etruscan looking
figures of men and horses.
233 Broadway (Woolworth
Building)
The
Woolworth Building built in 1913 and 57 stories high, enjoyed the title of 'world's
tallest building' for a time, and it is still a beloved New York City landmark.
It's also well-covered with figures. The spouts
are typically highly placed and majestic looking. The side of the building along Barclay
Street, has a repeating series of large human heads, representing the various races of
humankind.
The other area of high
ornamentation is the main doorway. The entrance is very tall, arched,
and inset with "noble occupational medallions", and also with this tree.
Gramercy
Park
81 Irving
Place
Reproductions
of the imps of 81 Irving Place are available in the gargoyle section of your local
lawn & garden store. These smirking little devils wrap around the corner of the
building, hunching along at eye level.
Cast your eyes upwards now. This place is
just encrusted with medallions and spouts and balcony supports- all covered with monsters.
Come around the corner
onto 19th Street and walk along the length of the building to the alleyway between 81
Irving and 119 E. 19th. The gargoyles on the rest of the building are clearly reminiscent
of classic European building guardians, but the figures carved over this alleyway are
something else entirely.
119 East
19th Street
Not
as showy as its neighbor, 81 Irving, this little building tucked away on a shady Gramercy
area side street is home to a pair of winged gargoyles and a row of expressively carved
heads.
36
Gramercy Park East
This building,
with it's churchy white stone and extensive carving, is a real standout even in Gramercy
Park. Cherub lovers will be pleased
with the dozens of chubby
putti scaling up and down the building front. 36 Gramercy Park East is also the nesting
place of a few winged waterspouts up at the top.
The
Monsters of Madison Avenue
200 Madison (the Putnam/Berkley
building)
This
is a big, odd building- alternately very austere and very fancifully decorated. From the
front you will be able to see the giant ram's heads and cornucopia baskets, and if you go
diagonally across the street. You will notice three enormous human male heads
above the upper center windows. There are some fancy crests, medallioned profile heads
that look like Roman coins, and creatures of some variety.
232 Madison Avenue
This corner building directly across Madison from Morgan's Hotel is
actually chock full of figures. There are these lovely gilt lions over the keystones, one layer up are four
figures in different poses, and up at the top of the building are these smaller, hooded
monk heads.
274
Madison
This
building is home to a couple of peacocks, and lots of intricate geometric carvings
around the entranceway.
285 Madison (The Young
& Rubicam building)
The winged spouts andup
at the top of
this building are best viewed from
the southwest corner of 39th St. Then, coming up on the building proper, you'll see the
arched entrance way decorated with a variety of whimiscal carved figures depicting various
occupations.
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The doorway is lined with larger square
carved figures like the fish at left, while if you come around the side of the building,
you'll see a
series of round medallions like 
The whimsy on 55 Liberty doesn't end with the roof gremlins.
Here's a friendly doorway alligator. Inside the lobby are little
cringing creatures
like this in the upper corners.
These two are huge things, with quite a hodgepodge of gargoyles
and details. 
225 Broadway has a handsome doorway with vaguely Etruscan looking
figures of men and horses. 
The
Woolworth Building built in 1913 and 57 stories high, enjoyed the title of 'world's
tallest building' for a time, and it is still a beloved New York City landmark.
It's also well-covered with figures. The spouts
are typically highly placed and majestic looking. The side of the building along Barclay
Street, has a repeating series of large human heads, representing the various races of
humankind.
The entrance is very tall, arched,
and inset with "noble occupational medallions", and also with this tree. 
Reproductions
of the imps of 81 Irving Place are available in the gargoyle section of your local
lawn & garden store. These smirking little devils wrap around the corner of the
building, hunching along at eye level.
Come around the corner
onto 19th Street and walk along the length of the building to the alleyway between 81
Irving and 119 E. 19th. The gargoyles on the rest of the building are clearly reminiscent
of classic European building guardians, but the figures carved over this alleyway are
something else entirely. 
Not
as showy as its neighbor, 81 Irving, this little building tucked away on a shady Gramercy
area side street is home to a pair of winged gargoyles and a row of expressively carved
heads.
chubby
putti scaling up and down the building front. 36 Gramercy Park East is also the nesting
place of a few winged waterspouts up at the top.
This
is a big, odd building- alternately very austere and very fancifully decorated. From the
front you will be able to see the giant ram's heads and cornucopia baskets, and if you go
diagonally across the street. You 
will notice three enormous human male heads
above the upper center windows. There are some fancy crests, medallioned profile heads
that look like Roman coins, and creatures of some variety.
This corner building directly across Madison from Morgan's Hotel is
actually chock full of figures. 
There are these lovely gilt lions over the keystones, one layer up are four
figures in different poses, and up at the top of the building are these smaller, hooded
monk heads. 
This
building is home to a couple of peacocks, and lots of intricate geometric carvings
around the entranceway.
The winged spouts andup
at the top of 