News Building at 220 East 42nd Street, home of New York's Picture Newspaper

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News Building at 220 East 42nd Street, home of New York's Picture Newspaper

The News Building at 220 East 42nd Street, home of New York's Picture Newspaper. The original 37-story building and 9 - story plant were started in 1928 and completed in 1930. The design of Architects Raymond Hood and John Mead Howells of the original building gained world attention in 1930 as the first straight-line office building and was cited in 1957 by the Municipal Art Society and the Society of Architectural Historians for "originality in design and influence of later work. In 1957 Harrison and Abramovitz commissioned to design an 18- story structure and 5 - story plant addition with modern lines to blend with the existing building. This new addition was completed in 1960.

Identifier: REC0027_04_005_0260-29

Title: News Building at 220 East 42nd Street, home of New York's Picture Newspaper

Title: Series 4: Photographs

Collection: Mayor Robert F. Wagner records

Date: 1961

Description: The News Building at 220 East 42nd Street, home of New York's Picture Newspaper. The original 37-story building and 9 - story plant were started in 1928 and completed in 1930. The design of Architects Raymond Hood and John Mead Howells of the original building gained world attention in 1930 as the first straight-line office building and was cited in 1957 by the Municipal Art Society and the Society of Architectural Historians for "originality in design and influence of later work. In 1957 Harrison and Abramovitz commissioned to design an 18- story structure and 5 - story plant addition with modern lines to blend with the existing building. This new addition was completed in 1960.

Creator: New York (N.Y.). Office of the Mayor

Creator: Wagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand), 1910-1991

Borough: New York (N.Y.)

Type: Still Image

Format: Gelatin silver prints

Source: New York City Municipal Archives

Rights: The NYC Municipal Library and Archives does not authorize any use of third-party copyright material. Researchers/patrons are responsible to ensure that copyright is not infringed. The prospective user and/or their publisher have the sole responsibility for observing literary property rights, personal property rights, libel, unwarranted invasion of privacy and any infringement of the U.S. Copyright Code.

Language: eng

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