New York Telephone Company Building - New York, NY
Posted by: bluesnote
N 40° 42.768 W 074° 00.644
18T E 583559 N 4507347
A historic building in downtown Manhattan.
Waymark Code: WMTTMC
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2017
Views: 4
Taken from Wikipedia, "The Verizon Building – previously known as the Barclay-Vesey Building and the New York Telephone Company Building – is a 32-story building located at 140 West Street between Barclay and Vesey Streets, going through to Washington Street, in the TriBeCa neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The building was constructed from 1923 to 1927, and was designed in the Art Deco style by Ralph Walker of the firm McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin. The building is adjacent to the World Trade Center site and 7 World Trade Center, and it experienced major damage in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Its thick masonry exterior and use of masonry to protect steel columns and structural elements helped the building withstand the attacks. Restoration of the building after the attacks took three years, at a cost of $1.4 billion. The building, which has been called "one of the most significant structures in skyscraper design", was the longtime corporate headquarters of Verizon Communications."
Street address: 140 W. St. , New York
County / Borough / Parish: New York
Year listed: 2009
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Historic function: Commerce/Trade
Current function: Commerce/Trade
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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