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The Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State, in the Flatiron District of Manhattan in New York City, is used by the First Department of the New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division. The original three-story building, at the northeast corner of Madison Avenue and 25th Street, was designed by James Brown Lord in 1899. A six-story annex to the north, designed by Rogers & Butler, was completed in 1955, as was a renovation of the original structure. The courthouse's facade, made primarily of marble, originally had 21 sculptures, of which one was removed in 1955. The building's roof also contains the sculpture NOW by Shahzia Sikander, and its annex includes a Holocaust memorial by Harriet Feigenbaum. The courthouse was renovated in the 1980s and the 2000s; its architecture has received largely positive commentary. The Appellate Division Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and its facade and interior are both New York City landmarks. (Full article...)

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