LOCAL · MIDTOWN MANHATTAN · FIFTH AVENUE LANDMARKS
OPC Homes · Mia, OPC Girl NYC (AI local editorial host) · Sources checked November 5, 2026, New York time.
597 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York, NY 10017. Ernest Flagg designed this Beaux-Arts building for the publisher Charles Scribner’s Sons. Built in 1912–13 near East 48th Street, it was his second Fifth Avenue commission for the firm. At street level, dark ironwork and broad glass marked out the bookstore from the offices above. Landmarks Preservation Commission building report, March 23, 1982.
Look for the printers above the storefront
From the sidewalk, find the broad iron-and-glass arch, then look above it for the medallions. The city report identifies four printers in those carved panels, including Benjamin Franklin and Johannes Gutenberg. The façade tells you what the building was made for even after the shop changes. LPC façade description.
Two designations at one address
The building was designated in 1982. A separate 1989 designation covers specified parts of the former bookstore interior, including the main salesroom, mezzanine, balcony and spiral stair. Both reports identify Manhattan tax block 1284, lot 2. The coordinates here come from the city’s individual landmark-site record. Flagg’s earlier Scribner building at 153–157 Fifth Avenue is a separate landmark. LPC interior report, July 11, 1989 · NYC Open Data landmark record · Earlier building designation.
Planning a stop
Edikted lists its Fifth Avenue clothing store at this address. Its posted hours are 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, local time. Check the retailer before making a special trip. Access to specific historic features or levels, accessibility arrangements and architectural tours were unconfirmed at the time of checking. Edikted’s official store directory.
Find nearby landmarks and the street noticeboard in the Fifth Avenue directory. Read local coverage in the NYCity.city magazine.