New York Life Insurance Building

19th century office tower in Montreal
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New York Life Insurance Building

Summary

New York Life Insurance Building is a tower block[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • New York Life Insurance Building is located in Montreal[3].
  • New York Life Insurance Building is in the country of Canada[4].
  • New York Life Insurance Building's instance of is recorded as tower block[5].
  • New York Life Insurance Building's architect is recorded as Babb, Cook and Willard[6].
  • New York Life Insurance Building is owned by Quebec Bank[7].
  • New York Life Insurance Building is owned by New York Life Insurance Company[8].
  • New York Life Insurance Company is named after New York Life Insurance Building[9].
  • New York Life Insurance Building's architectural style is recorded as Romanesque Revival architecture[10].
  • New York Life Insurance Building is made of old red sandstone[11].
  • New York Life Insurance Building's Commons category is recorded as New York Life Building, Montreal[12].
  • 1887 marks the founding of New York Life Insurance Building[13].
  • New York Life Insurance Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.50527, 'lon': -73.55707}[14].
  • New York Life Insurance Building's located on street is recorded as Place d'Armes[15].
  • New York Life Insurance Building's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}[16].

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Geography

New York Life Insurance Building is in the country of Canada[4]. It is located in Montreal[3].

Designation and Status

New York Life Insurance Building's instance of is recorded as tower block[5].

History and Context

1887 marks the founding of New York Life Insurance Building[13]. Owners include Quebec Bank[7], a business[17], in Canada[18], founded in 1818[19], headquartered in Quebec[20] and New York Life Insurance Company[8], a business[21], in United States[22], founded in 1845[23], headquartered in New York City[24]. New York Life Insurance Company is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

New York Life Insurance Building is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Country Canada
    Owned by
    Architect Babb, Cook and Willard
    Coordinate location {'lat': 45.50527, 'lon': -73.55707}
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