Western Union Telegraph Building
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The Western Union Telegraph Building was a prominent 19th-century New York City skyscraper and early commercial high-rise designed by architect George B. Post for the Western Union Telegraph Company.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial high-rise building
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office building ⓘ |
| architect | George B. Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Second Empire
NERFINISHED
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Victorian architecture ⓘ |
| cityDistrict | Financial District, Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| hasPart | clock tower ⓘ |
| height |
230 ft
ⓘ
70 m ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | demolished building ⓘ |
| inception | 1875 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest commercial high-rises in New York City
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its prominent clock tower on the New York skyline in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 10 ⓘ |
| occupant | Western Union Telegraph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Western Union Telegraph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | a later Western Union Building on the same site ⓘ |
| roofFeature | mansard roof ⓘ |
| significantBuilding | early New York City skyscraper ⓘ |
| use |
office space
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telegraph company headquarters ⓘ |
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