195 Broadway
195 Broadway Western Union Building, Telegraph Building, AT&T Building |
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Basic data | |
Place: | New York City , United States |
Construction time : | 1912-1916 |
Status : | Built |
Architectural style : | Neoclassicism |
Architect : | William Welles Bosworth |
Use / legal | |
Usage : | office |
Technical specifications | |
Height : | 129 m |
Height to the roof: | 121 m |
Floors : | 29 |
Elevators : | 30th |
Usable area : | 97,813 m² |
195 Broadway is a skyscraper in New York City .
history
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The skyscraper, which was named after its address at 195 Broadway, is located in New York's Financial District on Manhattan near St. Paul's Chapel and the World Trade Center site . The headquarters of the Western Union had already been located on the property . The old building , built in 1875, is the first modern skyscraper in New York at 70 meters and was the tallest in the world at the time . After the demolition, the current building was built between 1912 and 1916 in the neoclassical style. The architect was William Welles Bosworth .
In 1992 the Millennium Hilton was built directly on the west side of the building , with its dark glass facade contrasting with the light granite facade of the AT&T Building.
In 2005 the skyscraper was completely renovated and on July 25, 2006 it was listed as a New York City Landmark.
description
The building has 29 floors with a total height of 129 m and has 97,813 m² of office space that was rented for a long time by the telecommunications company AT&T before they moved to the tower at 550 Madison Avenue . Today 195 Broadway is used as an office building by various corporations.