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Woolworth Building
233 Broadway Avenue
New York City NY United States
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Began | 1910 | | Finished | 1913 | | Floor Count | 57 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - mixed use | | - education | | - office | | - residential | | - retail | | Structural Types | | - highrise | | Architectural Style | | - neo-gothic | | Materials | | - copper | | - steel | | - terra cotta |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Roof | | 792 ft | | CTBUH | | | | | |
Description
- The 792 feet, 1 inch tall Woolworth Building was the world's tallest skyscraper from 1913-1930, when it was surpassed by 40 Wall Street and the Chrysler Building.
- No longer occupied by Woolworth, which went out of business in 1998.
- NYU now has facilities on some floors, and a number of upper floors are slated for residential conversion.
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| Companies | | | Cass Gilbert | - | Architect |
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