Chrysler Building
- Address: 405 Lexington Ave
- Vicinity: E 42nd St
- Neighborhood of Turtle Bay in Manhattan NYC
- Borough of Manhattan NYC in New York City
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1928/09/19 | Chrysler Corporation | Headquarters | Ground breaking begins on Walter P Chrysler's skyscraper. | |||
1930/00/00 | Otis Elevator Company | Manufacturer | Chrysler Building includes 4 banks of 8 Otis elevators. | |||
1930/05/00 | ThyssenKrupp | Manufacturer | Top of the Chrysler Building, replicas of the 1929 Chrysler radiator caps, is clad in austenitic stainless steel, Enduro KA-2, developed in Germany by Krupp. | |||
1930/05/27 | Walter Percy Chrysler | Owner | Chrysler Building, the first man-made structure to stand taller than 1,000 feet (305 m), is completed at 1,046 feet (319 m). | Advent of the Curtain Wall | ||
1930/05/27 | William Van Alen | Architect | Chrysler Building, the first man-made structure to stand taller than 1,000 feet (305 m), is completed at 1,046 feet (319 m). | Advent of the Curtain Wall |
Particulars for Chrysler Building: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Area of Significance | Art |
Sight Category | Building |
Area of Significance | Business |
Criteria Consideration | Commemorative property |
Area of Significance | Commerce |
Architectural Style | Moderne |
Level of Significance | National |
Criteria | Person |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Professional |
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