In a recent NYT, there is an article
about the building on the southwest corner of 72nd and Madison in NYC.
Twice in the article and once in the caption to the photos, the
building is referred to as a "taxpayer" or "taxpayer-style building."
The article describes the 2 buildings which have occupied the 48' by
100' lot on the sw corner of 72nd and Madison: the first was a 5-story
mansion built in 1894, which was occupied by an ex-wife of William K.
Vanderbilt II. On the northwest corner stood Louis Tiffany's grand
house, and Gertrude Rhinelander was building her chateau, now the Ralph
Lauren store, on the southeast corner. The mansion remained a private
home until 1951, when it was
... replaced with a two-story-high taxpayer-style building, designed by Boak & Raad with severe simplicity.
Ralph
Lauren acquired the old Rhinelander mansion for its flagship store in
1986, and seven years later took over the taxpayer on the site of the
Cutting house. It has operated a store there since then.