Blair Building
Former skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
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The Blair Building, also known as the Blair and Company Building, was an early skyscraper in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
| Blair Building | |
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The Blair Building in 1932 | |
 Interactive map of the Blair Building area | |
| Alternative names | Blair and Company Building |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical architecture |
| Location | 24 Broad Street, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Construction started | 1902 |
| Construction stopped | 1903 |
| Opened | 1903 |
| Demolished | 1955 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Carrère and Hastings |
History
It was constructed in 1902–1903. It was located at 24 Broad Street in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City, and had a white marble facade.[1] It was built by Andrew J. Robinson Company.[2] The Architectural Record ran an article about it in 1903 titled "A Beaux-Arts Skyscraper".[3] It was demolished in 1955.
It was designed by Carrere and Hastings and Edwin Thayer Barlow of the firm was the supervising architect for construction.[4] Henry W. Post was the building's structural engineer. He also worked on the Gillender Building.[5]
In 1928 the building was purchased to be part of the expanding New York Stock Exchange Building complex.[6] Irving Underhill photographed the building in 1932.
It was next to the adjoining Commercial Cable Building built in 1897 at 20 Broad Street.[7][8]
