New York Evening Post Building - New York, NY
Posted by: bluesnote
N 40° 42.548 W 074° 00.880
18T E 583231 N 4506936
A historic building in downtown Manhattan.
Waymark Code: WMYQAG
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2018
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The New York Evening Post Building, also known as the New York Post Building or the Post Towers, is a historic commercial building located in Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York. The building was designed by architect Horace Trumbauer and built in 1926. The Post Building is a 17-story, Art Deco style steel frame and masonry building with abundant terra cotta and Guastavino tile embellishments. The building has setbacks beginning at the seventh floor and a "U" shaped light well. The New York Evening Post previously occupied the Old New York Evening Post Building from 1906 to 1926. It occupied this building, which is now an apartment building, until 1970.[2]:3, 5, 8 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 2000."
Street address: 75 West St. , New York
County / Borough / Parish: New York
Year listed: 2000
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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