Potter Building
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The Potter Building is a building in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City. The building occupies a full block along Beekman Street with the addresses 38 Park Row to its west and 145 Nassau Street to its east. It was designed by Norris G. Starkweather in a combination of the Queen Anne and neo-Grec styles, as an iron-framed structure.
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General information | |
Location | Financial District, Manhattan, New York |
Address | 35–38 Park Row or 145 Nassau Street, New York, NY 10038 |
Coordinates | 40°42′42″N 74°00′24″W |
Construction started | 1883 |
Completed | 1886 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 11 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Norris Garshom Starkweather |
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Location | 35–38 Park Row, Manhattan, New York |
Built | 1883–1886 |
Architect | Norris Garshom Starkweather |
Architectural style | Queen Anne, neo-Grec |
Part of | Fulton–Nassau Historic District (ID05000988) |
NYCL No. | 1948 |
Significant dates | |
Designated CP | September 7, 2005[1] |
Designated NYCL | September 17, 1996[2] |
The Potter Building employed the most advanced fireproofing methods that were available when the building was erected between 1883 and 1886. These features included rolled iron beams, cast iron columns, brick exterior walls, tile arches, and terracotta. The Potter Building was also one of the first iron-framed buildings, and among the first to have a C-shaped floor plan, with an exterior light courtyard facing Beekman Street. The original design remains largely intact.
The building replaced a former headquarters of the New York World, which was built in 1857 and burned down in February 1882. It was named for its developer, the politician and real estate developer Orlando B. Potter. The Potter Building originally served as an office building with many tenants from the media and from legal professions. It was converted into apartments from 1979 to 1981. The Potter Building was designated a New York City landmark in 1996 and is also a contributing property to the Fulton–Nassau Historic District, a National Register of Historic Places district created in 2005.