Federal Office Building (New York, New York)

Federal Office Building
Location: 641 Washington St., New York, New York
Built: 1892
Architect: Edbrooke,Willoughby J.
Architectural style: Romanesque
Governing body: General Services Administration
NRHP Reference#: 74001267[1]
Added to NRHP: August 30, 1974

The Federal Office Building in New York, New York, also known as U.S. Appraisers' Warehouse, was built in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1] It is a ten story Romanesque style building bounded by Christopher, Greenwich, Barrow, and Washington Streets, about four blocks west of Sheridan Square.[2]. Architect Willoughby Edbrooke left his successful Chicago practice on being named supervising architect of the Treasury Department in 1891. He died before the completion of the building, but his influence and the influence of the Chicago School of Architecture is evident.[2] The building now houses apartments and is called The Archive, after a former tenant of the building the National Archives.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b NRHP Nomination
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