R. C. Williams Warehouse

Historic commercial building in New York, United States
United States historic place
R.C. Williams Warehouse
The building in 2013
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Location259-273 Tenth Avenue, New York, New York
Coordinates40°44′58″N 74°0′12″W / 40.74944°N 74.00333°W / 40.74944; -74.00333
Built1927–28
ArchitectCass Gilbert
Architectural styleModern Movement
NRHP reference No.05000086[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 2005

The R.C. Williams Warehouse is a 10-story Modern Movement style building in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City designed by architect Cass Gilbert.[1][2] It is located on the west side of 10th Avenue between 25th and 26th Streets and was built in 1927–1928 for a wholesale grocery company, the R.C. Williams Company, which purchased the site for its new headquarters in 1926.[2][3] The 215,000 square feet (20,000 m2) design[4] is a smaller version of Gilbert's design for the Brooklyn Army Terminal; like the Army Terminal, the warehouse has a concrete façade divided into bays by columns.[2] The building has a siding on the third floor which formerly provided access to the High Line railway for the loading and unloading of freight to the warehouse.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Avenues: The World School, a private school, opened in the building in September 2012.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d Anthony Robins (September 29, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: R.C. Williams Warehouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2010. (project number: 04PR06756) and Accompanying 17 photos, exterior and interior, undated (see photo captions page 23 of text document)
  3. ^ "10th Av. Site Sold to R. C. Williams Co". The New York Times. December 12, 1926. p. E21. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Anderson, Jenny (May 2, 2013). "Is This the Best Education Money Can Buy?". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
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