Park Row Building

**ddny** · July 27th, 2003 11:17 PM

Architect: Robert H. Robertson

Year: 1899

Style: Beaux-Arts

Description: Former world’s tallest at 380 feet. The building housed the offices of the Associated Press news agency which had been incorporated in New York in 1900. The building's location was originally called "Newspaper Row," due to the number of New York press in the area.

**sirhcman** · July 28th, 2003 12:51 AM

Very cool building!!!

**North2South** · July 28th, 2003 05:08 AM

^ I agree completely!

Hmmm, this was the world's tallest, eh? Well it looks a lot better than other world's tallest buildings of late.

**JACKinNYC** · July 28th, 2003 10:43 AM

I love the old beaux arts buildings. They used to put some thought into their designs before they started putting them up. Look at Grand Central, Woolworth.

**TLOZ Link5** · July 28th, 2003 01:21 PM

Most of the building has been converted to apartments now.

(Edited by TLOZ Link5 at 1:22 pm on July 28, 2003)

**billyblancoNYC** · July 28th, 2003 02:23 PM

My friend lived there. Nice place, great views, convenient, overlooking City Hall and the park. *Not bad.

**North2South** · July 28th, 2003 03:42 PM

I wonder how much is the starting rent in a place like that?

**Kommissar** · July 28th, 2003 04:16 PM

Here's a question: Does anyone else not like the patina (or is it verdigris?) where copper/bronze used to be? There's a certain charm to it but bronze is so much better in my opinion.

**Kris** · July 28th, 2003 04:22 PM

I agree, but you can't do much against wear.

**TLOZ Link5** · July 29th, 2003 05:26 PM

The twin cupolas were once the observation decks. *All ornamental details are devoted to the main facade; the other sides completely lack artistic touches.

**Kris** · July 29th, 2003 08:17 PM

Actually, Kommissar, I think the metal's original color can easily be recovered, but people appreciate verdigris.

**Jasonik** · July 29th, 2003 09:00 PM

Actually the green is a protective layer caused by sulfate corrosion. If you cleaned it off all the time the metal would degrade. *Leave it on and it'll be there for(almost)ever.
http://architecture.copper.org/finis...eathering.html

**TLOZ Link5** · July 29th, 2003 09:29 PM

Like the roof of 40 Wall Street, or even the Statue of Liberty. *The Seagram Building, in fact, would turn the same shade of green if it were not cleaned once a year with a special lemon solvent.

**Jasonik** · July 29th, 2003 09:45 PM

Neat, I've always wondered about the Seagram Building.

The exterior bronze I-beams are Mies' own proportionally 'corrected' profiles. *It would be so different green, can you imagine...

**NYatKNIGHT** · July 30th, 2003 11:02 AM

Early photos of the Park Row building show flagpoles atop the cupolas. Might be a more conspicuous building if they were still there.

I was going to use this photo for Guess the Location a while back. These and other statues are located over the entrance.

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