Candler Building (New York City)

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Candler Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Candler Building (New York City) is located in New York City
Candler Building (New York City)
Location220 West 42nd St. and 221 West 41st St., New York, New York
Coordinates40°45′22″N 73°59′18″W / 40.75611°N 73.98833°W / 40.75611; -73.98833Coordinates: 40°45′22″N 73°59′18″W / 40.75611°N 73.98833°W / 40.75611; -73.98833
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectWillauer, Shape, & Bready
Architectural styleSkyscraper
NRHP reference No.82003368[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1982

The Candler Building is a historic skyscraper located in Times Square, Manhattan, New York, New York. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Description[]

The Candler Building was built between 1912 and 1914 by Coca-Cola owner and magnate Asa Griggs Candler of Atlanta. It consists of a five-bay, 24-story section fronting on 42nd Street and a three-bay, 17-story section fronting on 41st Street. The main facade on 42nd street consists of a three-story base, a midsection from the fourth through 17th story, and a crown from the 18th to 24th story. It features white terra cotta around arched windows on the 42nd street facade. It was one of the last skyscrapers built before the 1916 Zoning Resolution, which required setbacks.[2]: 2–4 

The Candler Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

The building used to house the Sam H. Harris Theatre, which had theatrical productions from 1914 to 1933, and was a movie house into the 1970s, and then demolished around 1996.[3]

Tenants[]

  • Publisher Alfred A. Knopf had their first office here in 1915.[4]
  • Westwood One
  • Live Nation
  • McDonald's: Opened in 2002 by the cast of 42nd Street, it is 17,500 square feet.[5] The location closed in June 2020 after being replaced by another location nearby.[6]
  • The O.J. Gude Co., NY, pioneer of the moving electric signs on Broadway, was one of the first tenants.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2015. Note: This includes Anne B. Covell (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Candler Building" (PDF). Retrieved December 1, 2015. See also: "Accompanying photos".
  3. ^ Lee, Linda (25 September 2002). Times Square, With Ketchup; No Cloning, Lots of Razzle-Dazzle at New McDonald's, The New York Times
  4. ^ Claridge, Laura (1916). The lady with the Borzoi : Blanche Knopf, literary tastemaker extraordinaire (1st ed.). New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9780374114251. OCLC 908176194.
  5. ^ "FYI: Big Macs not fare enough for the snooty". The Capital Times. Madison WI: The Capital Times Co. and Lee Enterprises. April 26, 2004. p. B1. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Fickenscher, Lisa (June 24, 2020). "42nd Street McDonald's in Times Square is shuttering for good". New York Post. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

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