page_title: Robert Maynicke
hierarchical_section_title: Robert Maynicke
caption_attribution_description: English: The Sohmer Piano Building
context_page_description: Robert Maynicke was an American architect. The New York Times called him "a pioneer in the building of modern loft buildings."
  Maynicke was born in Germany and trained at Cooper Union. He was a partner in the firm Maynicke & Franke, whose offices were at 25 Madison Square South in New York City. He died at his home in Bedford Hills, New York, called Cedarknoll, at the age of 69.
  Among the most notable New York City buildings designed by him or his firm are the Guggenheimer Building on Waverly Place, the International Toy Center and Sohmer Piano Building on Fifth Avenue, the Equitable Building, which burned down in 1912, the Germania Bank Building, and the Yorkville Bank Building.
  Maynicke & Franke worked on the New York Times Building on Park Row with George Post, and 900 Broadway with McKim Mead & White.
context_section_description: Robert Maynicke (died September 30, 1913) was an American architect. The New York Times called him "a pioneer in the building of modern loft buildings."
  Maynicke was born in Germany and trained at Cooper Union. He was a partner in the firm Maynicke & Franke, whose offices were at 25 Madison Square South in New York City. He died at his home in Bedford Hills, New York, called Cedarknoll, at the age of 69.
  Among the most notable New York City buildings designed by him or his firm are the Guggenheimer Building on Waverly Place (1896), the International Toy Center (1909) and Sohmer Piano Building (1897) on Fifth Avenue, the Equitable Building (1870), which burned down in 1912, the Germania Bank Building (1899), and the Yorkville Bank Building (1905).
  Maynicke & Franke worked on the New York Times Building on Park Row with George Post, and 900 Broadway with McKim Mead & White.
caption: Sohmer Piano Building, New York City
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