Flatiron Building
The Flatiron Building, originally called the Fuller Building, is at 175 Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan, New York City.
Flatiron Building | |
NYC Landmark | |
Coordinates | 40°44′28″N 73°59′23″W / 40.74111°N 73.98972°W |
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Built | 1902 |
Architect | D. H. Burnham & Co.: Daniel Burnham Frederick Dinkelberg[1][2] |
Architectural style | Renaissance revival |
NRHP reference No. | 79001603 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 20, 1979[3] |
Designated NHL | June 29, 1989 |
Designated NYCL | September 20, 1966 |
It was one of the first skyscrapers. When it was finished in 1902, it was one of the tallest buildings in the city. The building sits on a triangular island-block. Most Manhattan streets are on a strict grid plan but Broadway is an exception. It crosses the streets and avenue at an angle. This makes it cut across Fifth Avenue, a large and important road running N/S. At the junction sits the Flatiron on a triangle of land. There are also two E/W roads, a main road, 23rd St. and a minor road, East 22nd St.
The name "Flatiron" is because it looks like a old-fashioned cast iron clothes iron. The building has been called "[o]ne of the world's most iconic skyscrapers, and a quintessential symbol of New York City".[4] It gives its name to the neighborhood around it, known as the Flatiron District. It has become an icon of New York City.[5] The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1966.[6] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979,[7] and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989.[8][9]