Plans for the grand hotel were conceived in 1900 by William C. Muschenheim and his brother, Frederick A. Muschenheim, when the area, then known as Longacre Square, stood beyond the fringe of metropolitan life, the center of New York's carriage-building trade.
Plans for the grand hotel were conceived in 1900 by William C. Muschenheim. Plans for the grand hotel were conceived in 1900 by his brother. Frederick A. Muschenheim was his brother. The area stood beyond the fringe of metropolitan life -. The area was then known as Longacre Square. The area was building trade. The area was then known as Longacre Square. The fringe of metropolitan life was the center of New York's carriage.