Socony–Mobil Building

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International Style building New York City Landmark office building skyscraper

The Socony–Mobil Building is a prominent International Style skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, notable for its stainless-steel facade and association with the Mobil oil company.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Socony–Mobil Building canonical	2
Socony–Vacuum Building	1
Standard Oil Building	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	International Style building ⓘ New York City Landmark ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ
architect	Gordon Bunshaft ⓘ Harrison & Abramovitz ⓘ
architecturalStyle	International Style ⓘ
borough	Manhattan ⓘ
category	International Style architecture in New York City ⓘ New York City Landmark ⓘ surface form: New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan Skyscraper office buildings in Manhattan ⓘ
completionDate	1956 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designationDate	New York City Landmark designation in 2003 ⓘ
developer	Irving Trust Company ⓘ Vacuum Oil Company ⓘ surface form: Socony–Vacuum Oil Company
district	Midtown East ⓘ
facadeMaterial	stainless steel ⓘ
floorCount	45 ⓘ
formerName	Socony–Mobil Building self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Socony–Vacuum Building
function	corporate offices ⓘ
hasFeature	aluminum spandrel panels ⓘ curtain wall facade ⓘ elevated plaza ⓘ setback massing ⓘ
height	approximately 572 feet ⓘ
heritageDesignation	New York City Landmark ⓘ listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
location	Manhattan ⓘ Midtown Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ
materialUsed	stainless steel ⓘ
namedAfter	Exxon ⓘ surface form: Socony–Mobil
near	Chrysler Building ⓘ Grand Central Terminal ⓘ
notableFor	association with Mobil oil company ⓘ early use of metal curtain wall in New York skyscrapers ⓘ stainless-steel facade ⓘ
openingDate	1956 ⓘ
owner	Multiple private owners over time ⓘ
roofType	flat roof ⓘ
startDate	1953 ⓘ
streetAddress	150 East 42nd Street ⓘ
structuralSystem	steel frame ⓘ
tenant	Mobil ⓘ Vacuum Oil Company ⓘ surface form: Socony–Vacuum Oil Company
use	commercial ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Wallace Harrison → designed → Socony–Mobil Building ⓘ

Socony–Mobil Building → formerName → Socony–Mobil Building self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Socony–Vacuum Building

East 42nd Street → hasLandmark → Socony–Mobil Building ⓘ

Amoco Building → formerName → Socony–Mobil Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Standard Oil Building