Singer Building

Singer Building
Record height
Tallest in the world from 1908 to 1909
Preceded by	Philadelphia City Hall
Surpassed by	Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
General information
Location	New York City United States
Completed	1908
Height
Antenna spire	187 m (612 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	47

The Singer Building was a skyscraper in New York City, United States. It was 213 meters (700 feet) tall and had 50 floors. It was built in 1908 and demolished in 1968 to make room for the U.S. Steel Building (now One Liberty Plaza). The Singer Building was the tallest building in the world demolished by a company, until 270 Park Avenue, also located in Manhattan, was demolished in 2019.

The Singer Building was the tallest building in the world from 1908 to 1909. Before it was built, the tallest building in the world was Philadelphia City Hall. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower became the tallest one year later.

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Singer Building Media

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  King's Color-graphs of New York City

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  Typical floor plan in the tower section

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  The interior view of the lobby mezzanine, September 1967. By this time, demolition had already commenced; masonry debris can be seen on the floor in this photo.

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  Aerial view of Lower Manhattan in 1919 looking east; the Singer Tower is at center right.

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  Singer City Investing Hudson Terminal 1909 crop

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  Manhattan in the New York City was photographed in 1938 using Agfacolor. This photograph was not colorized. General view of the downtown skyline from the Manhattan Bridge.

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  The Singer Building shortly before demolition in 1967

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  The tallest buildings in the world, listed from 1908 (when the Singer Building opened) through 1974 (when the Sears Tower overtook the World Trade Center as tallest), all in New York City.* * 1908:

Other websites

Media related to 149 Broadway Singer Building at Wikimedia Commons

• Emporis.com - Singer Building