Binghamton Press Building - Court Street Historic District -Binghamton, NY
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N 42° 05.956 W 075° 54.659
18T E 424671 N 4661199
"The streetscape then rises twelve stories to incorporate the visually dominant 1904 Press Building, an exceptionally rich example of Beaux-Arts commercial architecture of the period."
Waymark Code: WMPTBQ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2015
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"It was built in 1904 to be the home of Willis Sharp Kilmer's newspaper, the Binghamton Press. Designed by T.I. Lacy and Sons, Kilmer insisted that his building be Binghamton's tallest structure, a distinction it held for nearly seventy years until the seventeen-story State Building was constructed in 1972...Originally, Kilmer's printing press filled two thirds of the first floor and basement. The main entrance and lobby were offset to one side and large windows lined the remainder of the first floor to showcase his printing press. Prior to relocation of the Binghamton Press in 1964, Gerald Smith recalls watching the printing process from the sidewalk in front of the building. "The stores downtown used to be open until 9:00 on Mondays and Thursdays" he said, "and there was always a crowd in front of the Press Building on those nights watching the presses run." That scene would later be depicted on a mural in the lobby of the building."