| Woolworth Building | |
 Woolworth Building was the world's tallest building from 1913 to 1930. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. * | |
| Preceded by | Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower |
| Surpassed by | 40 Wall Street |
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| Location | 233 Broadway, New York, NY, USA |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 1910–1913 |
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| Floor count | 57 |
*Fully habitable, self-supported, from main entrance to highest structural or architectural top; see the list of tallest buildings in the world for other listings. The Metropolitan Life Tower (also known as Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Building or Met Life Tower) located at 1 Madison Avenue New York City, was 40 Wall Street is a 70-story Skyscraper originally known as the Bank of Manhattan Trust building, but then became known by the numerical address when its founding Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the These are lists of Skyscrapers, ranked by structural height (vertical elevation from the base to the highest architectural or integral structural element of the | |
The Woolworth Building, at 57 stories, is one of the oldest—and one of the most famous—skyscrapers in New York City. A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable Building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper The City of New York More than ninety years after its construction, it is still one of the fifty tallest buildings in the United States as well as one of the twenty tallest buildings in New York City. This list of tallest buildings in the United States ranks Skyscrapers in the United States based on official height This list of tallest buildings in New York City ranks Skyscrapers in the U The building is a National Historic Landmark, having been listed in 1966. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the [1][2][3]
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Architecture
The Woolworth Building was constructed in neo-Gothic style by architect Cass Gilbert, who was commissioned by Frank Woolworth in 1910 to design the new corporate headquarters on Broadway, between Park Place and Barclay Street in Lower Manhattan, opposite City Hall. The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement which began Cass Gilbert ( November 29, 1859 &ndash May 17, 1934) was a pioneering American Architect. Franklin Winfield Woolworth ( April 13 1852 &ndash April 8 1919) was the founder of F Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. Lower Manhattan (or downtown Manhattan) is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the New York City Hall is located at the center of City Hall Park in the Civic Center section of Lower Manhattan between Broadway, Park Row and Originally planned to be 625 feet (190. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 5 m) high, in accordance with the area's zoning laws, the building was eventually elevated to 792 feet (241 m). The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The construction cost was $13,500,000 and Woolworth paid in cash. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been On completion, the Woolworth building overtook the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower as the world's tallest building; it opened on April 24, 1913. The Metropolitan Life Tower (also known as Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Building or Met Life Tower) located at 1 Madison Avenue New York City, was Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
With splendor and a resemblance to European Gothic cathedrals, the structure was labeled the Cathedral of Commerce by the Reverend S. Parkes Cadman during the opening ceremony. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral Samuel Parkes Cadman ( December 18, 1864 - July 12, 1936) better known as S It remained the tallest building in the world until the construction of 40 Wall Street and the Chrysler Building in 1930; an observation deck on the 58th floor attracted visitors until 1945. 40 Wall Street is a 70-story Skyscraper originally known as the Bank of Manhattan Trust building, but then became known by the numerical address when its founding The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco Skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan at the intersection of 42nd
The building's tower, flush with the main frontage on Broadway, is raised on a block base with a narrow interior court for light. The exterior decoration was cast in limestone-colored, glazed architectural terra-cotta panels. Glazed architectural terra-cotta is a Ceramic Masonry Building material popular in the United States from the late 19th century until the Strongly articulated piers, carried—without interrupting cornices—right to the pyramidal cap, give the building its upward thrust. In Architecture, a pier is an upright support for a Superstructure, such as an Arch or Bridge. The term cornice comes from Italian cornice, meaning “ledge The Gothic detailing concentrated at the highly visible top is massively scaled, able to be read from the street level several hundred feet below. The ornate, cruciform lobby has a vaulted ceiling, mosaics, and sculpted caricatures that include Gilbert and Woolworth. A Vault (French voute Italian volta German Gewölbe Polish sklepienie, Spanish Woolworth's private office, revetted in marble in French Empire style, is preserved. Marble is a nonfoliated Metamorphic rock resulting from the Metamorphism of Limestone, composed mostly of Calcite (a crystalline form of The Empire Style, sometimes considered the second phase of Neoclassicism, is an early-19th-century Design movement in Architecture, Furniture
Engineers Gunvald Aus and Kort Berle designed the steel frame, supported on massive caissons that penetrate to the bedrock. In Geotechnical engineering, a caisson is a retaining watertight structure used for example to work on the foundations of a Bridge pier, The high-speed elevators were innovative, and the building's high office-to-elevator ratio made the structure profitable. Tenants included the Irving Trust bank and Columbia Records, which housed a recording studio in the building. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound
Recent history
The building was owned by the Woolworth company for 85 years until 1998, when the Venator Group (formerly the F. W. Woolworth Company) sold it to the Witkoff Group for $155 million. Foot Locker Inc ( is an American sportswear and footwear retailer with its headquarters in New York City, and operating in approximately 20 countries worldwide The F W Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's) was a retail company that was one of the original American five-and-dime stores [4]
Prior to its 2001 destruction, the World Trade Center was often photographed in such a way that the Woolworth Building could be seen in the gap between the twin towers. The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan
After the September 11, 2001 attacks a few blocks away, the building was without electricity and telephone service for a few weeks but suffered no significant damage. Increased post-attack security restricted access to most of the ornate lobby, previously a tourist attraction. [5]
The structure has a long association with higher education, housing a number of Fordham University schools in the early 20th century. Higher education is Education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, Community colleges Liberal arts colleges Fordham University is a private University in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. Today, the building houses, among other tenants, Control Group Inc and the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies' Center for Global Affairs. New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City.
The Woolworth Building has made some notable appearances in film. In the movie Enchanted, Narissa the dragon carries Robert up to the top of it. After killing the dragon, Robert and Giselle slide down. In the film Cloverfield, it collapses after the monster critically damages it. Cloverfield is a 2008 monster / Horror film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J
See also
References
- ^ Woolworth Building. This list of tallest buildings in New York City ranks Skyscrapers in the U National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English
- ^ Patricia Heintzelman and Cecil McKithan (January 6, 1978). "The Woolworth Building" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination. National Park Service.
- ^ The Woolworth Building--Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1975. (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination. National Park Service (1978-01-06). Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King
- ^ http://www.recordonline.com/1998/06/23/woolwort.htm
- ^ http://chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/index.php?id=102
External links
- Great Buildings on-line – the Woolworth Building
- Medieval New York website – Construction details and photo images of the Woolworth Building
- NYCfoto.com – Woolworth Building (before and after 9/11)
- New York Architecture Images – The Woolworth Building
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| Preceded by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower | Tallest building in the world 1913 – 1930 | Succeeded by 40 Wall Street |
| Tallest building in the United States 1913 – 1930 | ||
| Tallest building in New York City 1913 – 1930 | ||
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