Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Home Life Insurance Company Building
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Landmark Name:
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Home Life Insurance Company Building
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LP Number:
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LP-01751
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Link to Designation Report:
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Landmark Type:
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Individual Landmark
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Designation Date:
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11/21/1991
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Image Type:
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Designation Photos
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Address:
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253 Broadway
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BIN:
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1082757
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BBL:
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1001347501
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Borough:
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Manhattan
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Block:
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134
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Lot:
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7501
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Architect or Builder:
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George Edward Harding and Gooch
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Date of Construction:
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1892
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Alteration Architect 1:
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Ely Jaques Kahn
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Date of Alteration 1:
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1936 - 1942
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Alteration Architect 2:
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Sapolsky & Slobodien
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Date of Alteration 2:
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1963 - 1969
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Owner or Developer:
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Postal Telegraph Company
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Style Primary:
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neo-Renaissance
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Style Secondary:
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Renaissance
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Material Primary:
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Indiana Limestone
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Material Secondary:
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Gray Brick
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Material Tertiary:
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Terra Cotta
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Material Quaternary:
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Streel beam & girders
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Material Other:
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Iron structural columns
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Use Original:
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Commercial, offices
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Building Type:
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Office Building
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Notes:
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Located at 253 Broadway. In 1947 Home Life purchased the neighboring Postal Telegraph Building and connected the two buildings. Entrance was changed during a third alteration in 1984 by Ira Greenburg.
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File Name:
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LP1751_008.tif
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