Flatiron Building

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cid_1925485.150.jpg Flatiron Building
Designer Daniel Burnham
Location New York, New York, USA
Date 1901 to 1902
Building Type Commercial office tower, Skyscraper
Construction System steel frame, Limestone, Terra Cotta, Brick
Climate Cold Temperate
Context Urban
Architectural Style Chicago Early Modern
Street Address 23rd Street, Broadway, & 5th Avenue, New York, New York; also known as Fuller Building Walk Score
Notes triangular plan.
At Great Buildings http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Flatiron_Building.html

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Flatiron Building is ambiguous. It could refer to any of the following buildings:


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National Register of Historic Places
Name Flatiron Building
ID Number 79001603
NRHP Status Listed In The National Register
Certification Date 11/20/1979
Level of Significance National
NRHP Documents Text (pdf) ; Photos (pdf)



Building Details
Awards  


Considered the oldest remaining skyscraper in New York, the Flatiron Building is 285 feet (87 meters) tall.


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  • Chicago and New York. NA 735.CAC38 1984. p22.
  • Howard Davis. Slide from photographer's collection. PCD.2260.1012.1702.058.
  • Judith Dupre. Skyscrapers. Black Dog and Leventhal, June, 1996. ISBN 1-8848-2245-2. — A fun and informative gift book in skyscraper format, 18" tall and 7.5" wide, with perfect pictures and key information on tallest buildings over the decades. Available at Amazon.com
  • Thomas S. Hines. Burnham of Chicago: Architect and Planner. New York: Oxford University Press, 1974. NA737.B85H56. LC74-79625. plan drawing of typical floor, p290.
  • Kevin Matthews, University of Oregon. Slide from photographer's collection, August 1992. PCD.3189.1011.1916.029.
  • Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5.— Available at Amazon.com

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http://www.nr.nps.gov/writeups/79001603.nl.pdf

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