Architectural Sites in New York City

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Architectural Sites in New York City

Name	Category	Location

B. Altman Building/New York Public Library-Science, Industry, and Business Library (SIBL) In 1906 department-store magnate Benjamin Altman gambled that...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

Chrysler Building A monument to modern times and the mighty automotive industry...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

Daily News Building The landmark lobby of this art deco tower contains an illuminated...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

The Dakota One of the first residences built on the Upper West Side, the...	Architectural Sites	Upper West Side

Empire State Building With a pencil-slim silhouette, recognizable virtually worldwide...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East


Flatiron Building When completed in 1902, the Fuller Building, as it was originally...	Architectural Sites	Flatiron District

Grand Central Terminal Grand Central is not only the world's largest (76 acres) and...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

Helmsley Building This Warren & Wetmore-designed 1929 landmark was intended...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower When it was added to the original building on this site, in 1909...	Architectural Sites	Flatiron District

New York Public Library (NYPL) Main Branch: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building In 2011 the "Library with the Lions" celebrated its centennial...	Architectural Sites	Midtown West

The New York Times Building This 52-story building with its distinctive, ladderlike ceramic...	Architectural Sites	Midtown West

Rockefeller Center If Times Square is New York's crossroads, Rockefeller Center...	Architectural Sites	Midtown West

The Row Built from 1833 through 1837, this series of Greek Revival and...	Architectural Sites	Greenwich Village

The San Remo You're likely to notice its twin towers rising above the trees...	Architectural Sites	Upper West Side

Seagram Building Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, a pioneer of modern architecture, built...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

Strivers' Row This block of gorgeous 1890s Georgian and neo-Italian homes earned...	Architectural Sites	Harlem

Trump Tower The tallest all-glass building in Manhattan when it was completed...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

Tudor City Before Donald Trump, there was Fred F. French. In 1925 the prominent...	Architectural Sites	Midtown East

University Club Among the best surviving works of McKim, Mead & White, New...	Architectural Sites	Midtown West

Woolworth Building Until 40 Wall Street stole the title in 1930, the 792-foot Woolworth...	Architectural Sites	Financial District

World Financial Center (WFC) The four towers of this complex, which range from 34 to 51 stories...	Architectural Sites	Financial District

World Trade Center Site (Ground Zero) Thousands come each year to connect with events that unfolded...	Architectural Sites	Financial District
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