Singer Building

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The Singer Building was a historic early skyscraper in New York City, once among the tallest buildings in the world before its demolition in the late 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf skyscraper
architect Ernest Flagg NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
early skyscraper
borough Manhattan
city New York City
completionDate 1908
constructionStartDate 1906
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demolishedFor construction of One Liberty Plaza
demolitionDate 1968
demolitionPeriod 1967–1968
developer Singer Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED
floorCount 47
function corporate headquarters
office use
hasFeature narrow tower rising from a broader base
ornate copper-clad dome
setback tower design
height 187 m
612 ft
heldTitle world’s tallest building
locatedIn Lower Manhattan
New York City
New York State NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedNear Trinity Church NERFINISHED
Wall Street NERFINISHED
locatedOn Broadway NERFINISHED
material masonry cladding
steel frame
namedAfter Singer Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED
neighborhood Financial District NERFINISHED
notableFor being the tallest building ever demolished at the time
early use of steel-frame skyscraper construction
its distinctive slender tower and dome
openingDate 1908
owner Singer Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED
replacedBy One Liberty Plaza NERFINISHED
roofHeight 187 m
status demolished
streetAddress 149 Broadway
Broadway and Liberty Street NERFINISHED
surpassedBy Metropolitan Life Tower NERFINISHED
titleEndDate 1909
titleStartDate 1908
wasAmongTallestBuildings true
wasWorldsTallestBuilding true

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One Liberty Plaza formerSiteOf Singer Building