New York Architecture Images- Lower Manhattan STANDARD OIL BUILDING Landmark |
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architect |
Carrere & Hastings, Shreeve, Lamb & Blake |
location |
26 Broadway at Bowling Green. |
date |
1922 |
style |
Renaissance Revival |
construction |
steel frame, limestone clad |
type |
Office Building |
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Image- special thanks to Andrew Goldberg. | |
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notes |
Built as the headquarters for John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company, Carrere & Hastings' nine-story base follows the curve of Broadway. The very dignified Renaissance style lobby bespeaks the company's wealth and importance. Following the breakup of the company in 1911 due to anti-trust laws, Shreeve, Lamb & Blake added a massive tower squared to the grid of the uptown streets. 26 Broadway
(offices)/originally Standard Oil Building, NE cor. Beaver St. Expanded
from 1884-1885 Standard Oil Building, 1920-1928. Carrere & Hastings and
Shreve, Lamb & Blake. Source: A.I.A Guide To New York City, 4th ed |