| Everett Building | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 200 Park Avenue South New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°44′13″N 73°59′21″W / 40.73694°N 73.98917°W |
| Completed | 1908 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 16 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Starrett & van Vleck |
| Designated | September 6, 1988 |
| Reference no. | 1540 |
| References | |
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The Everett Building is a 16-story commercial structure at 200 Park Avenue South at the northwest corner with East 17th Street, on Union Square in Manhattan, New York. It was designed by the architectural firm of Starrett & van Vleck and opened in 1908. Goldwin Starrett, the lead architect, had worked for Daniel Burnham for four years in Chicago, and as such the building reflects Burnham's functionalist philosophy. It marked the development of fireproof commercial skyscrapers with open plan interiors and simple, classical exteriors.[2]
In 1988, the Everett Building was designated a New York City landmark.[2] The Everett Building, along with the W New York Union Square (formerly Germania Life Insurance Company Building) at the northeast corner of Park Avenue South and 17th Street, were described by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission as forming an "imposing terminus to Park Avenue South".[3] The Everett Building is located directly east of the Century Building, another New York City landmark.
- ^ Everett Building, New York City. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on August 27, 2008.
- ^ a b New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1., p.76
- ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1988, p. 1.