5/29/2023 0 Comments Home by toni morrison![]() ![]() One of the two guest bedrooms was opened up to the living room, and served as Morrison’s library and writing room, while the primary bedroom offers open city views to the north and east, plus a spacious walk-in closet/dressing area and a bathroom with both a deep soaking tub and a glass enclosed shower.īuilt at the turn of the 20 th century and known as the Textile Building, the grandiosely embellished Neo-classical building was originally designed as a commercial structure by architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, whose other more legendary handiwork includes the Plaza Hotel and the The Dakota apartment house. ![]() The convivial center of the room holds a trestle-style dining table and book-filled bookshelves extend from floor to ceiling. ![]() ![]() Just off the main entrance, the kitchen anchors one end of the space, while the other end has a simply designed fireplace as its focal point. The comfortably commodious main living space stretches forty feet from end to end. The loft’s clean-lined and carefully unadorned architecture is softened with gently worn antiques, plush upholstered sofas, an eclectic smattering of artworks and, of course, books, lots and lots of books. ![]()
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