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NEW YORK (AP) - The Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved giving landmark status to a former piano factory whose instruments were used by composer Irving Berlin.The Sohmer & Co. factory was built about 1886 along the East River in Queens. The company, owned by German immigrant Hugo Sohmer, specialized in making upright pianos.The building was designed in the German Romanesque revival style by the architectural firm Berger & Baylies. The L-shaped brick structure features a large clock tower. Pianos were built there until 1982. It is now owned by a real estate company, which plans to convert it for residential use.The landmarks commission's recommendation Tuesday must be approved by city planners and the City Council.'Sohmer & Co. played a key role in the history of New York City's piano manufacturing industry, and their building is one of the few 19th-century factory sites remaining in Queens,' Commission Chairman Robert B. Tierney said.Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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