New York World Building
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New York World Building The World Building, Pulitzer Building |
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| The New York World Building (pictured left) around 1903 | |
| Basic data | |
| Place: |
New York City , United States
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| Construction time : | 1889-1890 |
| Opening: | December 1890 |
| Status : | Demolished in 1955 |
| Architectural style : | Beaux Arts architecture |
| Architect : | George B. Post |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | offices |
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| Height : | 106.6 m |
| Height to the top: | 106.6 m |
| Height to the roof: | 94.18 m |
| Floors : | 20th |
The New York World Building was a skyscraper in New York City and the seat of the New York World newspaper . It was completed in 1890 and demolished in 1955.
history
construction
Construction of the building began on October 10, 1889 and was completed a year later, on December 10, 1890. It is the new building of the old headquarters, which burned down in 1882 and was located on the area of today's Potter Building . The architect, like 15 years earlier for the Western Union Telegraph Building , was George B. Post.
structure
With a height of 94 meters, with a top even 106.4 meters, it was the world's tallest building from 1890 to 1894 until it was replaced by the Manhattan Life Insurance Building . It was also the first structure in New York City to tower over the steeple of Trinity Church . The number of floors is controversial. The newspaper said there were 26 floors in use, but recent research only suggests 16 to 18 floors.
The skyscraper was also known as the "Pulitzer Building", named after Joseph Pulitzer , who had his office on the second floor of the dome. This gave the founder of the Pulitzer Prize a view of the rest of the city.
demolition
In 1955, the New York World Building was demolished to make way for a driveway to the Brooklyn Bridge .
See also
Web links
Coordinates: 40 ° 42 ′ 43.6 " N , 74 ° 0 ′ 19.1" W.
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Building: Part 3 - The Park Row Fire 1882 - http://theworldbuilding.blogspot.de/2010/10/part-3-park-row-fire-1882.html?m=1
- ↑ nyc-architecture - gone buildings http://www.nyc-architecture.com/GON/GON007.htm
- ↑ https://www.emporis.com/buildings/102515/world-building-new-york-city-ny-usa