Manhattan Life Insurance Building
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The Manhattan Life Insurance Building was a pioneering early skyscraper in New York City and one of the tallest office buildings of its time.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | office building ⓘ |
| architect |
Charles C. Kimball
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Kramer Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kimball & Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Renaissance Revival
ⓘ
early skyscraper ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1894 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolitionDate | 1930 ⓘ |
| developer | Manhattan Life Insurance Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
corner tower
ⓘ
elevators ⓘ fireproof construction ⓘ ornamental cupola ⓘ |
| height |
106 m
ⓘ
348 ft ⓘ |
| historicSignificance |
example of late 19th‑century high‑rise office design
ⓘ
pioneering early skyscraper in New York City ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| materialUsed |
masonry cladding
ⓘ
steel frame ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Manhattan Life Insurance Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Financial District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 18 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1894 ⓘ |
| owner | Manhattan Life Insurance Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lower Manhattan skyline ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
1 Wall Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irving Trust Company Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofCount | 18 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1893 ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 66 Broadway ⓘ |
| surpassed | New York World Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surpassedAs | tallest office building in the world ⓘ |
| surpassedDate | 1894 ⓘ |
| use |
company headquarters
ⓘ
office ⓘ |
| wasAmong |
earliest skyscrapers in New York City
ⓘ
earliest steel‑frame skyscrapers ⓘ tallest office buildings of its time ⓘ |
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