AT&T Building
Identification
AT&T Building
New York Telephone Building, AT&T Long Distance Building
114277
Map
Structure in general
skyscraper
brick
applied masonry
brown
art deco / art moderne
Usage
commercial office
Facts
- In the entrance lobby, one wall is covered with a tiled map of the world and the ceiling has allegorical mosaic decor.
- The massive brick-clad "pyramid" facade has stripe motifs to enhance verticality, and the Church Street side of the facade is oblique in direction of the street.
- The building was originally called the AT&T Long Distance Building, and it housed the technical offices and equipment for company's transatlantic communications.
- When the Sony Tower was sold to Sony in 1992, AT&T moved its head offices here.
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More InformationLocation
22 6th Avenue
32 6th Avenue, 24 Walker Street, NE Corner to Church and Lispenard Street
10013
Technical Data
429.01 ft
429.01 ft
28
1930
2001
Involved Companies
Architect:
Also recorded for this building:
Owner, Property management, Client
Features & Amenities
- City landmark