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Identification
Name
Woolworth Building
Alternative name
Cathedral of Commerce
Emporis Building ID
114681
Location
Main address
229-237 Broadway
Side address
1-19 Barclay Street
Side address
2-20 Park Place
Address as text
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ZIP
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Block
123
Lot
100001
Neighborhood
Financial District
District
Manhattan
City
New York City
State
New York
Country
U.S.A.
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
241.40 m
Height (roof)
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Length
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Width
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Floors (above ground)
57
Construction start
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Construction end
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Renovation end
2000
Gross floor area
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Usable floor area
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Volume
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Elevators
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]
Structural system
rigid frame
Structural material
steel
Facade material
terra-cotta
Facade system
curtain wall
Architectural style
neo-gothic
Usages
Main usages
commercial office
Features and Amenities
City landmark
One of the city's famous buildings
Facts
The Woolworth Building was the most recognizable skyscraper in the world until the Chrysler Building was built in 1930.
The tower was designed to be seen as a free-standing skyscraper, so all four sides were treated architecturally.
The straight lines of the piers end in the tower decorated with gargoyles, turrents, pinnacles, and colored terra-cotta panels.
The Woolworth has a Romanesque lobby with barrel-vaulted ceilings.
Dubbed the "Cathedral of Commerce" upon its completion. Retail magnate Frank W. Woolworth paid for the building out of his pocket...$13.5 million.
Also located in the lobby are sculpted caricatures of Frank Woolworth, Cass Gilbert and Louis Horowitz, the builder.
When Cass Gilbert was designing the Woolworth Building, he wanted to incorporate Gothic themes with the modern idea of a skyscraper. The result, termed Gothic Revival, features gargoyles, arches and flying buttresses.
Renovated between 1977 and 1981 for $20 million.
The lower U-shaped part of the building is 29 stories high.
World's tallest building from 1913 - 1930; surpassed by The Trump Building.
Companies involved in this building

architect: Cass Gilbert

Other companies:
Gunvald Aus Company, The Witkoff Group, Otis Elevator Company, Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, Thompson-Starrett & Co., New York University, American Bridge Company, The Witkoff Group
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