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New York Life Insurance Company Building, located at 51 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York City is the last significant Cass Gilbert skyscraper in Manhattan. It was built to house the headquarters of the New York Life Insurance Company in 1928. This is the original site of Madison Square Garden as well as P.T. Barnums Hippodrome[5]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1972.[3][6][7]
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- ^ White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot; AIA Guide to New York City, 4th Edition; New York Chapter, American Institute of Architects; Crown Publishers/Random House. 2000. ISBN 0-8129-31069-8; ISBN 0-8129-3107-6. p.200.
- ^ NHL Writeup
- ^ a b New York Life Building. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-16).
- ^ New York County listings at the National Register of Historic Places
- ^ Dolkart, Andrew S. & Postal, Matthew A.; Guide to New York City Landmarks, 3rd Edition; New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004. ISBN 0-471-36900-4; p.75.
- ^ ["New York Life Building", February 1977, by George R. AdamsPDF (956 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (1977-02).
- ^ [New York Life Building--Accompanying 5 photos, exterior and interior, from 1976, by George R. Adams.PDF (570 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (1977-02).
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