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Work: Woolworth Building. Location: 233 Broadway, New York, New York Design & Construction: 1910-1913 [1910-1913 Irish-1999; 1910-1913 Christen-2001] Architect: Cass Gilbert . Image: Woolworth Building, 2007, Carol Highsmith
Jan 31, 2001 · Gilbert was not being falsely modest: When the Woolworth Building was finished in 1913, it was the tallest building in the world, widely acclaimed for the beauty of its Gothic detail and the grace ...
Nov 30, 2014 · Arguably one of American architect Cass Gilbert’s greatest works, the Woolworth Building was completed in 1913 and stood as the tallest building in New York until 1930, when a not-so-little ...
Apr 22, 2013 · The building. A Landmark Preservation Commission report of 1983 describes the Woolworth Building as a 60-story skyscraper that rises 792 feet above street-level. It occupies the entire block front along Broadway, between Barclay Street and Park Place, and features a 30-story tower built on a 30-story base.
Apr 22, 2010 · Financed in cash by the five-and-dime millionaire Frank W. Woolworth and designed by architect Cass Gilbert, the building won widespread acclaim for its pioneering steel-frame structure and ...
Architect Cass Gilbert’s best-known work is the Woolworth Building in New York City, completed in 1913. From 1882 to 1898, however, Gilbert was based in Minnesota, where he designed houses, churches, office buildings, and, most notably, the third Minnesota State Capitol, commissioned in 1895 and completed ten years later.
Work: Woolworth Building. Location: 233 Broadway, New York, New York Design & Construction: 1910-1913 [1910-1913 Irish-1999; 1910-1913 Christen-2001] Architect: Cass Gilbert . Image: Cass Gilbert Grotesque, Tom Blanck. Gilbert Grotesque, courtesy Thomas R. Blanck
