New York World Building

New York World Building
Circa 1909
Alternative names	Pulitzer Building World Building
General information
Status	Demolished
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
Location	53–63 Park Row New York City, US
Coordinates	40°42′43″N 74°00′19″W / 40.7120°N 74.0053°W / 40.7120; -74.0053
Construction started	October 10, 1889
Completed	December 10, 1890
Renovated	1907–1908
Demolished	1955
Height
Architectural	309 ft (94 m)
Antenna spire	350 ft (110 m)
Roof	191 ft (58 m)
Technical details
Floor count	18
Design and construction
Architect(s)	George B. Post
Renovating team
Architect(s)	Horace Trumbauer

The New York World Building (also the Pulitzer Building) was a building in the Civic Center of Manhattan in New York City, along Park Row between Frankfort Street and the Brooklyn Bridge. Part of Lower Manhattan's former "Newspaper Row", it was designed by George B. Post in the Renaissance Revival style, serving as the headquarters of the New York World after its completion in 1890. The New York World Building was the tallest building in New York City upon completion, becoming the first to overtop Trinity Church, and was by some accounts the world's tallest building.

The World Building contained a facade made of sandstone, brick, terracotta, and masonry. Its interior structure included brick interior walls, concrete floors, and an internal superstructure made of iron. There were twelve full stories, two basements, and a six-story dome at the top of the building. The pinnacle above the dome reached 350 feet (110 m). When the building was in use, the World primarily used the dome, ground floor, and basements, while the other stories were rented to tenants. The World Building's design generally received mixed reviews, with criticism focusing mostly on its immense scale.

The World's owner Joseph Pulitzer started planning for a new World headquarters in the late 1880s, and he hired Post following an architectural design competition. Construction took place from October 1889 to December 1890. Following the World's subsequent success, Horace Trumbauer designed a thirteen-story annex for the World Building, which was erected between 1907 and 1908. When the World closed in 1931, the building was used as headquarters of The Journal of Commerce. The World Building was demolished between 1955 and 1956 to make room for an expanded entrance ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge. A large stained glass window and the building's cornerstone were preserved by the Columbia University School of Journalism.