Western Union Telegraph Building
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The Western Union Telegraph Building was a prominent late-19th-century New York City commercial skyscraper that served as the headquarters of the Western Union Telegraph Company and exemplified architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh’s early high-rise design work.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Union Telegraph Building canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commercial skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect | Henry Janeway Hardenbergh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Neo-Romanesque
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surface form:
Romanesque Revival
early skyscraper ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| category |
demolished skyscrapers in New York City
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office buildings completed in 1875 ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| era | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| floorCount | about 10 stories ⓘ |
| function | corporate headquarters ⓘ |
| hasArchitect | Henry Janeway Hardenbergh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClient | Western Union Telegraph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 230 feet ⓘ |
| industryServed |
telecommunications
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telegraphy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricArea | Lower Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early high-rise design by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh
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headquarters of a major telegraph company ⓘ prominent presence in New York City skyline of the 1870s and 1880s ⓘ |
| occupant | Western Union Telegraph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| owner | Western Union Telegraph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | development of early skyscrapers in New York City ⓘ |
| replacedBy | a later Western Union Building at 195 Broadway ⓘ |
| roofFeature |
telegraph equipment
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tower ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| startDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 195 Broadway vicinity ⓘ |
| tenant | Western Union Telegraph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
office space
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telegraph company headquarters ⓘ |
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