195 Broadway
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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
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.
