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| The Woolworth Building, New York. Cass Gilbert, Architect. From the third story to 52d story level is entirely of Architectural Terra Cotta in matt cream and Polychrome. Terra Cotta by Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, New York. |
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| The Woolworth Building, New York. Cass Gilbert, Architect. Termination of minaret at 52d story. Note colored background. Terra Cotta by Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, New York. |
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| The Woolworth Building, New York. Cass Gilbert, Architect. Canopy at 26th story. In the window jamb shown six colors appear. Terra Cotta by Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, New York. |
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| The Woolworth Building, New York. Cass Gilbert, Architect. Window jamb at 46th story. Six colors appear in this detail. Notice the new Municipal Building in the background. Terra Cotta by Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, New York. |
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| The Woolworth Building, New York. Cass Gilbert, Architect. Flying buttress at the 42d story marking the first break in the sheer ascent of the tower. Terra Cotta by Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, New York. |
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| The Woolworth Building, New York. Cass Gilbert, Architect. Flying buttress 47th story. Note beginning of corner minarete in background. Terra Cotta by Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, New York. |
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One of the truly stunning buildings of the NYC skyline. While a couple of restorations have preserved the majority of the incredible terra-cotta facades and the magnificent lobby, they have also unfortunately marred the facade with incompatible replacement pieces which have not weathered uniformly and the removal of the upper most section of the four corner open minarets, replaced by enclosed fiberglass tops, was a major mistake. The original detailing on the building however is remarkable. Archib
ReplyDeleteLink to company that did recent "restoration" - http://www.seaboardwpr.com/recent-projects/case-study-woolworth-building
ReplyDeleteLink to a 2007 article by Christopher Gray for the NY Times with a photo showing the significant variation in the weathered terra-cotta and pre-cast concrete replacement blocks installed in the 1970's. Very unfortunate.
ReplyDeleteBut more importantly, see if anyone can pick up the major mistake regarding the architect of the Woolworth Tower? Oops. That deserves a check in the reactions box.
http://tullycast.com/2007/09/10/the-woolworth-building-dark-spots-mar-an-aging-yet-exquisite-face/
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Okay okay After further review proper credit was given, but the reactions check remains.
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