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26 Broadway
26 Broadway, also known as the Standard Oil Building or Socony–Vacuum Building, is an office building adjacent to Bowling Green in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. The 31-story, 520-foot-tall (160 m) structure was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by Thomas Hastings of Carrère and Hastings, in conjunction with Shreve, Lamb & Blake. It was built in 1884–1885 as the headquarters of Standard Oil, at the time one of the largest oil companies in the United States, and expanded to its current size in 1921–1928.
26 Broadway is on a pentagonal site bounded by Broadway to the northwest, Bowling Green to the west, Beaver Street to the south, New Street to the east/southeast, and the axis of Morris Street to the north. The first sixteen stories occupy much of the lot, with several setbacks, a curved facade along Broadway, and two light courts. Above it is a twelve-story tower topped by a stepped pyramid. The ground story has a 40-foot-tall (12 m) lobby leading to three banks of elevators. The Standard Oil executive offices on the top stories included a board room on the 21st floor.
The original structure was built for Standard Oil on the former site of U.S. treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton's house. The Standard Oil Building was expanded in 1895 and again after World War I, when Walter C. Teagle bought four neighboring buildings to create a continuous lot. The building was greatly expanded in a multi-phase construction project during the 1920s. 26 Broadway was sold to another owner in 1956 but remained a prominent structure on Bowling Green. In 1995, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated 26 Broadway as an official city landmark. It is also a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District, a National Register of Historic Places district created in 2007.
The Standard Oil Building is at 26 Broadway in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by Broadway to the northwest and west (along Bowling Green), Beaver Street to the south, and New Street to the east and southeast. It occupies the physical lots of 10-30 Broadway, 1-11 Beaver Street, and 73-81 New Street. The building has a land lot with an area of 46,055 square feet (4,278.6 m2). The site has a frontage of about 278 feet (85 m) along Broadway, 160 feet (49 m) along Beaver Street, and 204 feet (62 m) along New Street.
Nearby buildings include 2 Broadway to the south; 1 Broadway and the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House to the southwest; and the Charging Bull sculpture, Bowling Green Offices Building, and the Cunard Building (25 Broadway) to the west. In addition, 70 Broad Street is one block southeast. The New York City Subway's Whitehall Street station (served by the R and W trains) and Bowling Green station (served by the 4 and 5 trains) are both less than a block south. The Standard Oil Building was one of several corporate headquarters to be constructed at the southern end of Broadway during the early 20th century.
The building was designed by Thomas Hastings of Carrère and Hastings, in conjunction with Shreve, Lamb & Blake, in the Renaissance Revival style. It was the only skyscraper that Carrère and Hastings designed in Lower Manhattan. Richmond Shreve of Shreve, Lamb & Blake oversaw the construction of the building's expansion and was tasked with solving logistical issues; however, not much is known about the tasks performed by William F. Lamb and Theodore Blake. The structure is 520 feet (160 m) tall, and it is cited as containing either 31 or 34 stories. The building was erected by general contractor C. T. Wills Inc. and structural steel contractor Post & McCord. Numerous other contractors and engineers were involved in the building's construction.
The building has a complex massing. Its lower portion occupies the entire pentagonal lot, following the curving contour of Broadway at that point, while its tower is aligned with the grid to which Lower Manhattan's other skyscrapers conform. A deep light court measuring 45 by 85 feet (14 by 26 m) cuts through the center of the Beaver Street facade; an interior light court measuring 25 by 90 feet (7.6 by 27.4 m) is also present on the northern side of the building. The Beaver Street light court was the last section to be constructed due to the presence of a holdout lot occupied by Childs Restaurants.
The original Standard Oil Building, a 15- or 16-story building initially faced in brick, still exists at the base of the modern skyscraper. The interior floors of the annex portions were designed so that they were at the same level as the floors in the original building. The newer floors are carried by trusses over the original structure, rather than resting on the older building's walls. In total, the base of the building is 16 stories.
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26 Broadway
26 Broadway, also known as the Standard Oil Building or Socony–Vacuum Building, is an office building adjacent to Bowling Green in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. The 31-story, 520-foot-tall (160 m) structure was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by Thomas Hastings of Carrère and Hastings, in conjunction with Shreve, Lamb & Blake. It was built in 1884–1885 as the headquarters of Standard Oil, at the time one of the largest oil companies in the United States, and expanded to its current size in 1921–1928.
26 Broadway is on a pentagonal site bounded by Broadway to the northwest, Bowling Green to the west, Beaver Street to the south, New Street to the east/southeast, and the axis of Morris Street to the north. The first sixteen stories occupy much of the lot, with several setbacks, a curved facade along Broadway, and two light courts. Above it is a twelve-story tower topped by a stepped pyramid. The ground story has a 40-foot-tall (12 m) lobby leading to three banks of elevators. The Standard Oil executive offices on the top stories included a board room on the 21st floor.
The original structure was built for Standard Oil on the former site of U.S. treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton's house. The Standard Oil Building was expanded in 1895 and again after World War I, when Walter C. Teagle bought four neighboring buildings to create a continuous lot. The building was greatly expanded in a multi-phase construction project during the 1920s. 26 Broadway was sold to another owner in 1956 but remained a prominent structure on Bowling Green. In 1995, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated 26 Broadway as an official city landmark. It is also a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District, a National Register of Historic Places district created in 2007.
The Standard Oil Building is at 26 Broadway in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by Broadway to the northwest and west (along Bowling Green), Beaver Street to the south, and New Street to the east and southeast. It occupies the physical lots of 10-30 Broadway, 1-11 Beaver Street, and 73-81 New Street. The building has a land lot with an area of 46,055 square feet (4,278.6 m2). The site has a frontage of about 278 feet (85 m) along Broadway, 160 feet (49 m) along Beaver Street, and 204 feet (62 m) along New Street.
Nearby buildings include 2 Broadway to the south; 1 Broadway and the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House to the southwest; and the Charging Bull sculpture, Bowling Green Offices Building, and the Cunard Building (25 Broadway) to the west. In addition, 70 Broad Street is one block southeast. The New York City Subway's Whitehall Street station (served by the R and W trains) and Bowling Green station (served by the 4 and 5 trains) are both less than a block south. The Standard Oil Building was one of several corporate headquarters to be constructed at the southern end of Broadway during the early 20th century.
The building was designed by Thomas Hastings of Carrère and Hastings, in conjunction with Shreve, Lamb & Blake, in the Renaissance Revival style. It was the only skyscraper that Carrère and Hastings designed in Lower Manhattan. Richmond Shreve of Shreve, Lamb & Blake oversaw the construction of the building's expansion and was tasked with solving logistical issues; however, not much is known about the tasks performed by William F. Lamb and Theodore Blake. The structure is 520 feet (160 m) tall, and it is cited as containing either 31 or 34 stories. The building was erected by general contractor C. T. Wills Inc. and structural steel contractor Post & McCord. Numerous other contractors and engineers were involved in the building's construction.
The building has a complex massing. Its lower portion occupies the entire pentagonal lot, following the curving contour of Broadway at that point, while its tower is aligned with the grid to which Lower Manhattan's other skyscrapers conform. A deep light court measuring 45 by 85 feet (14 by 26 m) cuts through the center of the Beaver Street facade; an interior light court measuring 25 by 90 feet (7.6 by 27.4 m) is also present on the northern side of the building. The Beaver Street light court was the last section to be constructed due to the presence of a holdout lot occupied by Childs Restaurants.
The original Standard Oil Building, a 15- or 16-story building initially faced in brick, still exists at the base of the modern skyscraper. The interior floors of the annex portions were designed so that they were at the same level as the floors in the original building. The newer floors are carried by trusses over the original structure, rather than resting on the older building's walls. In total, the base of the building is 16 stories.
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