American Surety Building, New York City

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The American Surety Building in New York City is a pioneering early skyscraper and landmark of late 19th-century commercial architecture, designed by prominent architect Bruce Price.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf skyscraper
architect Bruce Price NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
surface form: Beaux-Arts architecture

Neoclassical architecture
early skyscraper style
borough Manhattan
city New York City
completionDate 1896
constructionStartDate 1894
country United States of America
era late 19th century
floorCount 20
function office space
hasAddress 100 Broadway NERFINISHED
hasFacadeMaterial stone
hasFeature classically detailed entrance
ornamental cornice
rusticated base
setbacks
hasSignificance important example of Bruce Price’s commercial work
landmark of early skyscraper development in New York City
hasStructuralSystem steel skeleton
height approximately 92 meters
locatedIn Financial District, Manhattan NERFINISHED
Manhattan
New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedNear Trinity Church NERFINISHED
Wall Street NERFINISHED
locatedOn Broadway NERFINISHED
Cedar Street NERFINISHED
materialUsed granite
limestone
steel frame
namedAfter American Surety Company NERFINISHED
notableFor being an early steel-frame skyscraper
ornate Beaux-Arts façade
pioneering late 19th-century commercial architecture
openingDate 1896
originalOwner American Surety Company NERFINISHED
partOf Wall Street area NERFINISHED
region Lower Manhattan NERFINISHED
roofType flat roof
use commercial

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Bruce Price notableWork American Surety Building, New York City