Western Union Telegraph Building

former skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
Place skyscraper Q7988406
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Western Union Telegraph Building

Summary

Western Union Telegraph Building is a skyscraper[1]. It draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (skyscraper category, ranking #225 of 1,933).[2]

Key Facts

  • Western Union Telegraph Building is located in Manhattan[3].
  • Western Union Telegraph Building is in the country of United States[4].
  • Western Union Telegraph Building's image is recorded as Western Union Telegraph Building.jpg[5].
  • Western Union Telegraph Building's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[6].
  • Western Union Telegraph Building's architect is recorded as George B. Post[7].
  • Western Union Telegraph Building's owned by is recorded as Western Union[8].
  • Western Union Telegraph Building's architectural style is recorded as baroque revival[9].
  • Western Union Telegraph Building's Commons category is recorded as Old Western Union Telegraph Building (Manhattan)[10].
  • +1875-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Western Union Telegraph Building[11].
  • Western Union Telegraph Building was dissolved in +1914-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Western Union Telegraph Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.71083333333333, 'lon': -74.00972222222222}[13].
  • Western Union Telegraph Building's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hzqsp5[14].
  • Western Union Telegraph Building's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+10'}[15].
  • Western Union Telegraph Building's SkyscraperPage building ID is recorded as 39814[16].
  • Western Union Telegraph Building's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Union Telegraph Building'}[17].
  • Western Union Telegraph Building's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+70'}[18].
  • Western Union Telegraph Building's archINFORM project ID is recorded as 8221[19].

Body

Geography

Western Union Telegraph Building is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Manhattan[3].

Designation and Status

Western Union Telegraph Building's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[6].

History and Context

+1875-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Western Union Telegraph Building[11]. Its owned by is recorded as Western Union[8].

Why It Matters

Western Union Telegraph Building draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (skyscraper category, ranking #225 of 1,933).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  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] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . archINFORM. Retrieved . archinform.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Floors above ground {'amount': '+10'}
    Dissolved
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +1914-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Architect George B. Post
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "WesternUnionTelegraphBuilding::4r7vk"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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