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(Undated), Madison Ave.
Image by CORNERSTONES of NY
The Metropolitan Life Tower (also known as Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Building or Met Life Tower) located at One Madison Avenue, New York City, was the world’s tallest building from 1909 to 1913, when it was surpassed by the Woolworth Building. As the address suggests, it is located at the southern end of Madison Avenue, directly across the street from Madison Square Park. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 6, 1978. The rest of the building complex, known as Metropolitan Life Home Office Complex, was added to the National Register on January 19, 1996.
The tower is a later addition to the original 11-story, full-block office building (the "East Wing") that was completed in 1893. Plans for the tower were first announced in 1905.[4] The Campanile in Venice, Italy served as an inspiration when the building was commissioned by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in 1907,[5] and served as world headquarters of the company until 2005. Napoleon LeBrun & Sons designed the 700-foot (213 m) tower with 52 floors, more than twice the height of its old world counterpart, and completed the building by 1909 with help from the Hedden Construction Company. The completion of the Woolworth Building in 1913 ended the Met Life Tower’s reign as the tallest building in the world.
NYC – TriBeCa: 346 Broadway
Image by wallyg
The 346 Broadway Building, originally the New York Life Insurance Company Building, was built to the design of Stephen D. Hatch and McKim, Mead & White between 1894 and 1898. The 12-story, neo-Italian Renaissance tower was built as the home office for the New York Life Insurance Company, one of the "Big Three" insurance companies, chartered in 1841 as the Nautilus Insurance Company. New York Life moved to a new building in Madison Square in 1928, and New York City acquired 346 in 1968, using it today for municipal office space.
The eastern rear section was designed by Hatch and originally intended to harmonize with the old New York Life building from 1868-1870, then located on the western end of the block. When hatch suddenly died, the commission was turned over to McKim, Mead & White, who demolished the old building and built a new palazzo-style tower on Broadway.
Both the interior and exterior of the New York Life Insurance Building were designated landmarks by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1987.
National Register #82003376 (1982)
Met-Nightlife
Image by Pro-Zak
Nighttime long exposure of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company building. It was the tallest building in the world from 1909 to 1913!
