COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Home Life Insurance Company Building
LP Number:
LP-01751
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
11/21/1991
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Address:
253 Broadway
BIN:
1082757
BBL:
1001347501
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
134
Lot:
7501
Architect or Builder:
George Edward Harding and Gooch
Date of Construction:
1892
Alteration Architect 1:
Ely Jaques Kahn
Date of Alteration 1:
1936 - 1942
Alteration Architect 2:
Sapolsky & Slobodien
Date of Alteration 2:
1963 - 1969
Owner or Developer:
Postal Telegraph Company
Style Primary:
neo-Renaissance
Style Secondary:
Renaissance
Material Primary:
Indiana Limestone
Material Secondary:
Gray Brick
Material Tertiary:
Terra Cotta
Material Quaternary:
Streel beam & girders
Material Other:
Iron structural columns
Use Original:
Commercial, offices
Building Type:
Office Building
Notes:
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.
File Name:
LP1751_027.tif
Home Life Insurance Company Building
