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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instanceOf commercial skyscraper
architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Neo-Romanesque
surface form: Romanesque Revival

early skyscraper
borough Manhattan
category demolished skyscrapers in New York City
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
telegraphy
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
locatedInHistoricArea Lower Manhattan NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
materialUsed brick
stone
notableFor early high-rise design by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh
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
tower
significantPeriod late 19th century
startDate 1875
streetAddress 195 Broadway vicinity
tenant Western Union Telegraph Company NERFINISHED
usedFor office space
telegraph company headquarters

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Henry Janeway Hardenbergh designed Western Union Telegraph Building