Potter Building
Coordinates: 40 ° 42 ′ 51.7 " N , 74 ° 0 ′ 21.5" W.
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New York City , United States
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| Construction time : | 1883-1886 |
| Opening: | 1886 |
| Status : | Built |
| Architectural style : | Queen Anne style , Neo-Grec |
| Architect : | Norris Garshom Starkweather |
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| Usage : | Apartments |
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| Floors : | 11 |
| Building material : | Construction: steel. Facade: terracotta |
The Potter Building is an 11-story skyscraper in Manhattan , New York City . It is located at 139 Nassau Street, next to the former New York Times Building and in close proximity to the Park Row Building and City Hall .
The building was listed by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1996 .
history
The Potter Building is located at the intersection of Park Row and Beekman Street, in the area known as the Civic Center . It was built from 1882 to 1886 and stood in the so-called Newspaper Row , a name at the time for what is now Park Row, where many newspapers and publishers had their office buildings. The Potter Building was designed by Norris G. Starkweather, in the neo-Romanesque style with steel construction, which around this time found its first application in high-rise buildings, such as the then American Tract Society Building and, a little later, the Park Row Building . It is the oldest still preserved skyscraper that was built in this way. The Potter Building had the best fire protection equipment of the time, such as iron girders and cast iron pillars. The thick terracotta facade parts were brought from Long Island .
The Potter Building replaced a building that burned down in 1882, which was for a long time part of the New York World newspaper headquarters . From 1979 to 1981 the Potter Building was converted into a residential building and has been home to coveted apartments ever since.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Postal, Matthew A. (ed. And text); Dolkart, Andrew S. (text). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.) New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1 , p.27
- ↑ Flames in a Death Trap; The Potter Building Completely Destroyed, New York Times, February 1, 1882