New York World Building

Manhattan, United States

No longer standing

Demolished or destroyed.

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Located in Manhattan's Civic Center along Park Row, the New York World Building was a Beaux-Arts skyscraper designed by George B. Post and completed in 1890 as the headquarters of the New York World newspaper. Rising 350 feet to its pinnacle above a six-story dome, it became New York City's tallest building upon completion, surpassing Trinity Church and claiming the title of world's tallest by some accounts. The structure featured twelve stories plus two basements, with a facade of sandstone, brick, terracotta, and masonry supported by an internal iron superstructure and concrete floors. The newspaper occupied the dome, ground floor, and basements while leasing the remaining stories to tenants. A thirteen-story annex designed by Horace Trumbauer was added between 1907 and 1908. After the World closed in 1931, the building served as headquarters for The Journal of Commerce until its demolition between 1955 and 1956 to accommodate Brooklyn Bridge expansion. Columbia University's School of Journalism preserved the building's stained glass window and cornerstone.