McGraw-Hill Building

E563827

The McGraw-Hill Building is a prominent Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, recognized for its distinctive green terra-cotta façade and association with the publishing company McGraw-Hill.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
McGraw-Hill Building canonical 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
skyscraper
architect Raymond Hood NERFINISHED
architecturalFirm Hood & Fouilhoux NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Art Deco
associatedWith McGraw-Hill NERFINISHED
borough Manhattan
category Art Deco architecture in New York City
Office buildings completed in 1931
Skyscrapers in Manhattan
city New York City
color green
completionDate 1931
constructionMaterial steel frame
terra-cotta cladding
country United States of America
surface form: United States
developer McGraw-Hill NERFINISHED
era early 20th century
function headquarters for McGraw-Hill (historical)
hasDesignFeature horizontal banding
roof sign with McGraw-Hill name
setback massing
strip windows
hasFacadeMaterial green terra-cotta
hasFacadeType curtain wall-like terra-cotta and glass facade
hasOrnamentationLevel relatively minimal for Art Deco
hasSignificance associated with American publishing industry
example of modernistic variant of Art Deco
hasStructuralSystem steel frame skyscraper construction
height approximately 485 feet
locatedNear Times Square NERFINISHED
locatedOn West 42nd Street NERFINISHED
location Manhattan
New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
namedAfter McGraw-Hill NERFINISHED
neighborhood Hell’s Kitchen NERFINISHED
numberOfFloors 33
recognizedAs New York City landmark
notable Art Deco skyscraper in New York City
startDate 1930
streetAddress 330 West 42nd Street
use commercial
office
yearCompleted 1931

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Raymond Hood notableWork McGraw-Hill Building
Raymond Hood designed McGraw-Hill Building