Manhattan Life Insurance Building
| Manhattan Life Insurance Building | |
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| Basic data | |
| Place: |
New York City , United States
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| Construction time : | 1893-1894 |
| Opening: | 1894 |
| Status : | Demolished from 1963 to 1965 |
| Architectural style : | Beaux Arts architecture |
| Architect : | Kimball & Thompson |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | offices |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height : | 106 m |
| Height to the roof: | 106 m |
| Floors : | 18th |
The Manhattan Life Insurance Building was one of the oldest skyscrapers in New York City . The building was completed in 1894 as the headquarters of the Manhattan Life Insurance Company and replaced the New York World Building as the tallest skyscraper in the world. It was the first skyscraper to tower over the then magical 100 meter mark at 106 meters. The title of tallest skyscraper in the world was held by the Manhattan Life Insurance Building until 1899, before it was surpassed by the Park Row Building in 1899 .
From 1963 to 1965 the skyscraper had to make way for an annex to the Irving Trust Bank Headquarters Building and was demolished.
See also
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of the tallest buildings of their time
- List of tallest buildings every decade
- List of tallest no longer existing buildings
Web links
- Manhattan Life Insurance Building on Skyscraper.org (English)
Coordinates: 40 ° 42 ′ 27.5 ″ N , 74 ° 0 ′ 41.5 ″ W.