Tribune Building, New York City

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The Tribune Building in New York City was a pioneering 19th-century skyscraper and former headquarters of the New York Tribune, designed in a richly ornamented style by architect Richard Morris Hunt.

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New York Herald Building 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf demolished building
headquarters building
office building
skyscraper
architect Richard Morris Hunt
architecturalStyle Italian Renaissance Revival
surface form: Renaissance Revival

Second Empire
ornamented masonry skyscraper
associatedWith Horace Greeley
Park Row newspaper district
borough Manhattan
city New York City
client New-York Tribune
completionDate 1875
country United States of America
demolitionDate 1966
floorCount 18
function newspaper headquarters
office space
hasFeature cast-iron structural elements
central tower
clock tower
elevators
ornamental façade
height approximately 260 feet
approximately 79 meters
heritageStatus no longer extant
locatedIn Lower Manhattan
surface form: Financial District, Manhattan

Manhattan
New York City
locatedNear City Hall Park
Park Row
locatedOn Nassau Street
material brick
stone
notableFor ornate Second Empire tower design
pioneering high-rise construction
use of elevators in a tall office building
openingDate 1875
owner New-York Tribune
replacedBy One Pace Plaza
roofMaterial mansard roof
startDate 1873
state New York
streetAddress 154 Nassau Street, Manhattan, New York City
wasAmong earliest skyscrapers in New York City
earliest skyscrapers in the world
tallest buildings in New York City at time of completion

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McKim, Mead & White notableWork Tribune Building, New York City
this entity surface form: New York Herald Building
Richard Morris Hunt notableWork Tribune Building, New York City