Langrock Building

Standing nearly four stories tall in Tudor-Revival style, the structure’s York Street façade is simultaneously stylish and simple—suggesting the snazzy yet classic styles it holds (1). Crafted entirely of rusty-red brick stone and beige-colored traprock, the façade appears symmetrical in form and entices potential customers with its Ivy- League feel (1). Upon closer look, however, the building’s balance is often broken— randomly dispersed beige stones interrupt the continuity of the building’s rusty-red tessellation-like brick pattern (1). This asymmetrical design on both facades heightens the “boldness” of the commercial site, and its randomness is mirrored with the architect’s choice to construct three and a half stories, rather than an even four (1). The store’s historically consistent commercial use is evoked with the large glass windows that line the first floor of both facades; one on the York Street façade and five on the Broadway façade.