R. C. Williams Warehouse

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R.C. Williams Warehouse
Avenues The World School.jpg
The building in 2013
Location259-273 Tenth Avenue, New York, New York
Coordinates40°44′58″N 74°0′12″W / 40.74944°N 74.00333°W / 40.74944; -74.00333Coordinates: 40°44′58″N 74°0′12″W / 40.74944°N 74.00333°W / 40.74944; -74.00333
ArchitectCass Gilbert
Architectural styleModern Movement
NRHP reference No.05000086[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 2005

The R.C. Williams Warehouse is a Modern Movement style building in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City designed by architect Cass Gilbert.[1] It is located on the west side of 10th Avenue between 25th and 26th Streets and was built for a wholesale grocery company, the R.C. Williams Company. The design is a smaller version of Gilbert's design for the Brooklyn Army Terminal.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Avenues: The World School, a private school, now occupies the building.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Anthony Robins (September 29, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: R.C. Williams Warehouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. and Accompanying 17 photos, exterior and interior, undated (see photo captions page 23 of text document)


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