New York World Building

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The New York World Building was a historic late-19th-century skyscraper in Manhattan that once housed the offices of the New York World newspaper and was among the tallest buildings of its time.

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New York World Building canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf demolished building
office building
skyscraper
adjacentTo Brooklyn Bridge
architect George B. Post
architecturalStyle Renaissance Revival
Neo-Romanesque
surface form: Romanesque Revival
cityRankAtCompletion tallest building in New York City
tallest office building in the world
commissionedBy Joseph Pulitzer
completionDate 1890
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demolishedFor Brooklyn Bridge ramp expansion
demolitionDate 1955
elevatorCount 6
floorCount 20
function newspaper headquarters
hasBasementFloors 2
hasClock true
hasDome true
hasElevator true
hasFeature clock faces on tower
lantern above dome
large copper dome
hasObservationDeck true
height 309 ft
94 m
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
materialUsed brick
brownstone
masonry
terra cotta
namedAfter New York World
neighborhood Civic Center, Manhattan
notableFor association with publisher Joseph Pulitzer
being among the earliest skyscrapers
occupant New York World
openingDate 1890
overlooks City Hall Park
owner Joseph Pulitzer
partOf Newspaper Row
roofShape dome
startDate 1889
streetAddress 53–63 Park Row
surpassedBy Manhattan Life Insurance Building
Park Row Building
topFloorHeight 309 ft
usedFor editorial offices
printing plant

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New York World building New York World Building
New York World headquartersLocation New York World Building
Park Row newspaper district hadBuilding New York World Building
George B. Post notableWork New York World Building
George B. Post & Sons notableWork New York World Building