Manhattan Life Insurance Building
| Manhattan Life Insurance Building | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Record height | |
| Preceded by | New York World Building |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location |
64-70 Broadway, 17-19 New Street New York City, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°42′28″N 74°00′42″W / 40.70778°N 74.01167°WCoordinates: 40°42′28″N 74°00′42″W / 40.70778°N 74.01167°W |
| Construction started | 1893 |
| Completed | 1894 |
| Demolished | 1963 or 1964 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 348 ft (106 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 18 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Kimball & Thompson |
| Structural engineer | Charles Sooysmith |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
The Manhattan Life Insurance Building was a 348 ft (106 m) tower at 64-66 Broadway in New York City completed in 1894 to the designs of the architects of Kimball & Thompson and slightly extended north in 1904 making its new address 64-70 Broadway. It was the first skyscraper to pass 330 ft (100 m) in Manhattan.
In 1926, the building was sold by Manhattan Life Insurance Company to Frederick Brown, who then re-sold it to the Manufacturer's Trust Company a few weeks later. Then, in 1928, it was bought by Central Union Trust Company, whose headquarters adjoined the building to the north, for an undisclosed sum, although the building was assessed at that time at $4 million.[4]
The building was demolished to make way for an Annex to the Irving Trust Company Building, now One Wall Street, completed in 1965. Sources vary about whether the year of demolition was 1963 or 1964.[1][3][5]
See also
References
- 1 2 Manhattan Life Insurance Building at Emporis
- ↑ "Manhattan Life Insurance Building". SkyscraperPage.
- 1 2 Manhattan Life Insurance Building at Structurae
- ↑ "66 Broadway Sold; Long A Landmark" New York Times (February 18, 1928)
- ↑ Korom, Joseph (2008). The American skyscraper, 1850-1940: a celebration of height. Branden Books. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-8283-2188-4. "In 1936, the Manhattan Life Insurance Company relocated its offices to One-Hundred-Twenty West 57th Street in midtown Manhattan. Then, catastrophe arrived when the building was only 69 years old; in a 1963 act of utter desecration, the Manhattan Life Insurance Building was demolished."
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by New York World Building |
Tallest building in the United States 1894–1895 106 m |
Succeeded by Milwaukee City Hall |
| Preceded by New York World Building |
Tallest building in New York 1894–1899 106 m |
Succeeded by Park Row Building |