| The Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building (The Eli) | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Mixed-Use |
| Construction started | 1937 |
| Topped-out | 1938 |
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| Antenna spire | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Roof | 196 ft (60 m)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 17 |
| Floor area | 45,720 square metres (492,100 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Dwight Building Company |
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The Southern New England Telephone Company Administrative Building, now known as 'The Eli'.
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| Location: | 227 Church St., New Haven, Connecticut |
| Area: | 0.5 acres |
| Built: | 1937 |
| Architect: | Douglas Orr and Roy W. Foote; Dwight Building Company |
| Architectural style: | Art Deco |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 97001447[2] |
| Added to NRHP: | November 24, 1997 |
The Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building, also known as The Eli, is a skyscraper in New Haven, Connecticut. The former headquarters of the Southern New England Telephone Company (SNET), the Art Deco building was completed in 1938, and was the tallest building in the city until 1966 (it is currently the tenth-tallest building in New Haven's skyline). Some 1,200 SNET employees worked in the office building after its completion[3] Beginning in 2004, the building was converted to a luxury apartment building and rechristened "The Eli"; it now is home to 142 apartments and two storefronts.[4][5] The building, designed by Douglas Orr and Roy W. Foote, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
It is regarded as New Haven's "premier" example of Art Deco architecture, and displays one of the area's most extensive employment of Stony Creek pink granite. When built in 1937, it was the tallest and largest office building in the city.[6]
| Preceded by Union and New Haven Trust Building |
Tallest Building in New Haven 1938—1966 60 m |
Succeeded by Kline Biology Tower |
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