Pershing Square Building
| Pershing Square Building | |
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The Pershing Square Building in 1936, looking eastward from 41st Street
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| Location | 100 East 42nd Street, Murray Hill, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°45′06″N 73°58′39″W / 40.75167°N 73.97750°W |
| Construction started | 1921 |
| Completed | 1923 |
| Owner | SL Green |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 363 feet |
| Roof | 329 feet |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 30 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | John Sloan |
| Architecture firm | Sloan & Robertson York and Sawyer |
| Developer | Henry Mandel |
| Main contractor | |
| Designated | 22 November 2016 |
| Reference no. | LP-2556 |
| References | |
Coordinates: 40°45′06″N 73°58′39″W / 40.75167°N 73.97750°W
The Pershing Square Building is a 24-story office tower built in 1923, located on Park Avenue between East 41st and 42nd Streets in Manhattan, New York City. The building's address is listed as both 100 East 42nd Street and 125 Park Avenue, and it occupies a position directly across the street from Grand Central Terminal near Pershing Square.
The building was designed in the Romanesque Revival style by the firms of Sloan & Robertson and York and Sawyer; Henry Mandel was the developer. It was erected on the site of the former Grand Union Hotel, and takes its name from the open plaza planned in 1919 to honor World War I general John J. Pershing.
The structure rises from a square 7-story base with 3-story high decorative arches and continues in a u-shaped configuration to the top floor. The building is clad in beige brick and noted for the elaborate decoration designed by Sloan and produced by the Atlantic Terra Cotta Company. One of the figures at the fifth-floor level represents a Roman caduceator, or peace commissioner. He holds a caduceus in one hand as an emblem of office and, in the other, a cornucopia to suggest the benefits of a prospective peace.
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