Asch Building
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The Asch Building is a historic New York City loft building best known as the site of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a tragedy that led to major reforms in workplace safety and labor laws in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
loft building
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office building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Brown Building
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brown Building of Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | John Woolley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neo-Renaissance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Triangle Shirtwaist Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fire safety reforms in New York City ⓘ labor history of the United States ⓘ workplace safety reforms in the United States ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkAuthority | New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1900 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentOwner | New York University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
academic building
ⓘ
science classrooms and laboratories ⓘ |
| façadeMaterial |
brick
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limestone ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fireproof construction of steel and brick
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one exterior fire escape at time of 1911 fire ⓘ two internal stairways at time of 1911 fire ⓘ |
| height | approximately 135 feet ⓘ |
| landmarkDesignation | New York City Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landmarkDesignationDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| ledTo |
creation of New York State Factory Investigating Commission
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improvements in building fire codes ⓘ improvements in workplace safety regulations ⓘ strengthening of factory inspection laws in New York State ⓘ |
| locatedAtIntersection | Washington Place and Greene Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Washington Place NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph J. Asch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Greenwich Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | March 25, 1911 ⓘ |
| numberOfDeathsInNotableEvent | 146 ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 10 ⓘ |
| originalUse | loft building for manufacturing and offices ⓘ |
| partOf | New York University campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| registeredHistoricPlace | New York City Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renovation | extensively renovated after 1911 fire ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 23–29 Washington Place ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NYU College of Arts and Science
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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