Broadway–Chambers Building
| Broadway–Chambers Building | |
|---|---|
(2012) | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| Location | 277 Broadway Manhattan, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°42′52″N 74°00′23″W / 40.71444°N 74.00639°W |
| Construction started | 1899 |
| Completed | 1900 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 235 feet (72 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 18 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Cass Gilbert |
| Structural engineer | Purdy & Henderson |
| Main contractor | George A. Fuller Company |
| Designated | January 14, 1992 |
| Reference no. | 1753 |
| References | |
The Broadway–Chambers Building is an 18-story office building at 277 Broadway, on the northwest corner with Chambers Street, in the Civic Center and Tribeca neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. Completed by 1900 to designs by architect Cass Gilbert, the Broadway–Chambers Building was the first of several that Gilbert designed in the city.
The Broadway–Chambers Building is designed in the Beaux-Arts style. The building's articulation consists of three horizontal sections similar to the base, shaft, and capital of a column, clad in granite, brick, and architectural terracotta respectively. The building's design also incorporates one of Gilbert's trademarks, the extensive use of architectural sculpture on the cornice of the arcade at the top of the building, which includes the heads of lions and women.
The building was constructed between 1899 and 1900. Several companies collaborated to create an exhibit about the construction of the building at the Paris Exposition of 1900. The Broadway–Chambers Building was made a New York City designated landmark in 1992.