Manhattan Life Insurance Building
| Manhattan Life Insurance Building | |
|---|---|
| File:Manhattan Life Insurance Company Building New York City.jpg | |
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| Record height | |
| Tallest in New York City from 1894 to 1899[I] | |
| Preceded by | New York World Building |
| Surpassed by | Park Row Building |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| Location | 64–70 Broadway, 17–19 New Street New York City, New York |
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| Construction started | 1893 |
| Completed | 1894 |
| Demolished | 1963 or 1964 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 348 ft (106 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 18 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Kimball & Thompson |
| Structural engineer | Charles Sooysmith |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
The Manhattan Life Insurance Building was a 348 ft (106 m) tower on Broadway in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City.
History
[edit | edit source]The original structure at 64–66 Broadway was completed in 1894 to the designs of the architects of Kimball & Thompson, and was slightly extended north in 1904 to 68–70 Broadway. It was the first skyscraper to pass 330 ft (100 m) in Manhattan.
The building was sold at least twice. In 1926, the Manhattan Life Insurance Company sold the building to Frederick Brown, who then re-sold it to the Manufacturer's Trust Company a few weeks later. Then, in 1928, Central Union Trust Company, whose headquarters were in adjacent structures to the north, bought 70 Broadway for an undisclosed sum, although the building was assessed at that time at $4 million.[4] Following the Central Union Trust Company's sale of the buildings to the north to the Irving Trust Company, which then built a new skyscraper at 1 Wall Street, Central Union Trust moved to the Manhattan Life Building[5] and modified the structures at 60, 62, and 70 Broadway.[6]
The building was demolished to make way for an annex to 1 Wall Street, completed in 1965. Sources vary about whether the year of demolition was 1963 or 1964.[1][2][7]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- 1890s architecture in the United States
- 1894 establishments in New York (state)
- 1963 disestablishments in New York (state)
- Beaux-Arts architecture in New York City
- Broadway (Manhattan)
- Buildings and structures demolished in 1963
- Commercial buildings completed in 1894
- Demolished buildings and structures in Manhattan
- Financial District, Manhattan
- Former skyscrapers
- Skyscraper office buildings in Manhattan