Woolworth Building

Summary

Woolworth Building is a skyscraper^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,116 views/month, #18 of 1,933).^[2]

Key Facts

• Woolworth Building is located in Tribeca^[3].
• Woolworth Building is in the country of United States^[4].
• Woolworth Building's image is recorded as Woolworth bldg nov2005c.jpg^[5].
• Woolworth Building's instance of is recorded as skyscraper^[6].
• Woolworth Building's architect is recorded as Cass Gilbert^[7].
• Woolworth Building's commissioned by is recorded as Frank Winfield Woolworth^[8].
• Woolworth Building's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival^[9].
• Woolworth Building's logo image is recorded as Woolworth Building logo.svg^[10].
• Woolworth Building's main building contractor is recorded as Thompson-Starrett Co.^[11].
• Woolworth Building's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 197062985^[12].
• Woolworth Building's GND ID is recorded as 7627213-8^[13].
• Woolworth Building's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh96009156^[14].
• Woolworth Building's Commons category is recorded as Woolworth Building^[15].
• Woolworth Building's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20000243^[16].
• Woolworth Building's Emporis building ID is recorded as 114681^[17].
• +1912-07-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Woolworth Building^[18].
• Woolworth Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.7124, 'lon': -74.00822}^[19].
• Woolworth Building's structural engineer is recorded as Gunvald Aus^[20].
• Woolworth Building's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01nq4x^[21].
• Woolworth Building's NRHP reference number is recorded as 66000554^[22].
• Woolworth Building's located on street is recorded as Broadway^[23].
• Woolworth Building's significant event is recorded as opening^[24].
• Woolworth Building's significant event is recorded as start of construction^[25].
• Woolworth Building's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+58'}^[26].
• Woolworth Building's number of elevators is recorded as {'amount': '+34'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Woolworth Building is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Tribeca^[3].

Designation and Status

Woolworth Building's instance of is recorded as skyscraper^[6]. Heritage statuses include New York City Landmark^[28], National Register of Historic Places listed place^[29], National Historic Landmark^[30], and New York State Register of Historic Places listed place^[31].

History and Context

+1912-07-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Woolworth Building^[18].

Why It Matters

Woolworth Building ranks in the top 0.93% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,116 views/month, #18 of 1,933).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]