Educational Alliance
The Educational Alliance building, at 197 East Broadway on the corner of Jefferson Street,opened in 1891. It was designed by Brunner & Tryon in a style that combines Renaissance Revival and Romanesque Revival elements. The materials are brick, with terracotta and molded brick trim. The building is primarily intact.
The Educational Alliance is a strong candidate for landmark designation not only for its architectural significance, but also for the cultural impact of it services on the Lower East Side neighborhood. In fact, the building’s architectural design—its eloquent communication of dignity, solid purpose, cutting-edge modernity and light and enlightenment—reinforced the Alliance’s historic mission of educating and integrating new immigrants into American life.