Broadway Tower, Pioneer skyscraper in Financial District, Manhattan
The Tower Building at 50 Broadway extended to New Street, rising 128 feet with 11 stories and featuring a Gothic Revival architectural style.
Bradford Gilbert designed this structure in 1888, establishing it as New York City's first skyscraper with a revolutionary steel skeleton construction method.
The building marked the beginning of Manhattan's vertical expansion, introducing a construction technique that would transform the city's architectural landscape.
The narrow lot of 21.5 feet required innovative engineering solutions, including cast iron columns spaced 20 feet apart to support the hanging walls.
The building operated until December 1913, when declining profits led to its demolition in 1914, making space for newer developments.
GPS coordinates: 45.51444,-122.68278
Latest update: March 6, 2025 00:24
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