Headquarters Building of the New York Telephone Company

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Headquarters Building of the New York Telephone Company

The Headquarters Building of the New York Telephone Company, 140 West Street, New York City, Built in 1926, is the largest telephone building in the world. It extends five floors below the street level and has thirty-two floors above. It covers the city block bounded by West, Vesey, Washington and Barclay Streets. It houses 5,000 employees and the equipment for the seven central offices served from this building. A medal of honor was awarded by the Architectural League of New York in recognition of its architectural beauty. The architects are Voorhees, Walker, Smith, Smith, and Haines.

Identifier: REC0027_04_005_0260-26

Title: Headquarters Building of the New York Telephone Company

Title: Series 4: Photographs

Collection: Mayor Robert F. Wagner records

Date: 1961

Description: The Headquarters Building of the New York Telephone Company, 140 West Street, New York City, Built in 1926, is the largest telephone building in the world. It extends five floors below the street level and has thirty-two floors above. It covers the city block bounded by West, Vesey, Washington and Barclay Streets. It houses 5,000 employees and the equipment for the seven central offices served from this building. A medal of honor was awarded by the Architectural League of New York in recognition of its architectural beauty. The architects are Voorhees, Walker, Smith, Smith, and Haines.

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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