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9th Floor Penthouse Terra Cotta Window Surround and Terra Cotta Parapet Frieze - Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
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Kimball, Francis H, architect; Corbin, Austin, original owner; Otis Elevator Company; New York Architectural Terra Cotta Company; Ove Arup and Partners, contractor; Hall, Jennifer L, transmitter; Page Ayers Cowley Architects, LLC, delineator; Carrera, Gustavo, delineator; Carrera, Carlos S, delineator; Difronzo, Eric, delineator; Thomson, Matthew, delineator
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9th Floor Penthouse Terra Cotta Window Surround and Terra Cotta Parapet Frieze - Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Depicted place New York; New York County; New York
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS NY-6372 (sheet 15 of 36)
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  • Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker and real estate developer Austin Corbin, the Corbin Building (1888-1889) is a proto-skyscraper: an early tall commercial building, reaching nine stories. Predating the use of pneumatic-driven caisson footings necessary for the steel-frame construction of true skyscrapers, the structure is still supported by load bearing masonry walls. The Corbin Building represents an important development in building technology: incorporation of Guastavino tile structural floor arches, designed for fire resistance, superior ability to accommodate large floor loads, and for streamlining and speeding construction. Pioneering use of elaborate terra cotta decoration is another notable feature of the Corbin Building...
  • Survey number: HABS NY-6372
  • Building/structure dates: 1888-1889 Initial Construction
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