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Ford Foundation Building

office building in Manhattan, New York
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Ford Foundation Building

Summary

Ford Foundation Building is a tower block[1]. It draws 143 Wikipedia views per month (tower_block category, ranking #70 of 459).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ford Foundation Building is located in Manhattan[3].
  • Ford Foundation Building is in the country of United States[4].
  • Ford Foundation Building's instance of is recorded as tower block[5].
  • Ford Foundation Building's instance of is recorded as office building[6].
  • Ford Foundation Building's instance of is recorded as headquarters[7].
  • Ford Foundation Building's architect is recorded as Kevin Roche[8].
  • Ford Foundation Building's commissioned by is recorded as Ford Foundation[9].
  • Ford Foundation Building's architectural style is recorded as modern architecture[10].
  • Ford Foundation Building's Commons category is recorded as Ford Foundation Building[11].
  • 1968 marks the founding of Ford Foundation Building[12].
  • Ford Foundation Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.749722222222225, 'longitude': -73.97111111111111}[13].
  • Ford Foundation Building's official website is recorded as https://www.fordfoundation.org/about/the-ford-foundation-center-for-social-justice/[14].
  • Ford Foundation Building's heritage designation is recorded as New York City Landmark[15].
  • Ford Foundation Building's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Architourist Guide[16].

Body

Geography

Ford Foundation Building is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Manhattan[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include tower block[5], office building[6], and headquarters[7]. Ford Foundation Building's heritage designation is recorded as New York City Landmark[15].

History and Context

1968 marks the founding of Ford Foundation Building[12].

Why It Matters

Ford Foundation Building draws 143 Wikipedia views per month (tower_block category, ranking #70 of 459).[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Kevin Roche United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 265517922
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 265517922, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/265517922 in United States"
  2. 19w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architect → Kevin Roche
    Inception → —
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Building", "CooperUnionFoundationBuilding::t6667"]
    Instance of → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "CooperUnionFoundationBuilding::t6667"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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