Woolworth Building

The Woolworth Building is a 792-foot-tall (241 m) residential building and early skyscraper at 233 Broadway in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City, United States. Designed by Cass Gilbert in the Neo-Gothic style, the Woolworth Building was originally an office skyscraper. It was the tallest building in the world from 1913 to 1929, and it remains one of the United States' 100 tallest buildings as of 2024. The Woolworth Building is bounded by Broadway and City Hall Park to its east, Park Place to its north, and Barclay Street to its south. It consists of a 30-story base topped by a 30-story tower. Its facade is mostly clad with architectural terracotta, though the lower portions are limestone, and it features thousands of windows. The ornate lobby contains various sculptures, mosaics, and architectural touches. The structure was designed with several amenities and attractions, including an observatory on the 57th floor and a private swimming pool in the basement. Frank W. Woolworth was the founder of F. W. Woolworth Company, a popular five-and-ten-cent store, and he conceived the skyscraper as a headquarters for his company. Woolworth planned it jointly with the Irving Trust, which also agreed to use the structure as its headquarters. The Woolworth Building had been planned as a 12- to 16-story commercial structure, but it underwent several revisions duri

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