- 14. The Woolworth Building was officially opened in April of 1913. On April 24, 1913, a massive reception was held on the building’s 27th floor.
- Built in 1913, the Woolworth Building was the world's tallest building until surpassed by the Chrysler Building in 1930, then Empire State Building in 1931...
- Today, over a century later, while eclipsed in size, Cass Gilbert's elegant Gothic Renaissance Woolworth Building remains a much-loved feature of the...
- Woolworth wanted the tower to rival the Singer Building in SoHo. The building was then slated to be a 45-story tower cruising 550 feet.
- The Woolworth Building is unusual among skyscrapers for having been financed in cash. Its owner was five and dime king, Frank W. Woolworth, who in 1910...
- Terra-cotta decorations on the facade (detail), Cass Gilbert, Woolworth Building, 1913 (New York City) (photo: Michael Daddino, CC BY 2.0).
- Reinventing New York's Woolworth Building.
- Woolworth Building reveals $21M spread on the 40th floor. The four-bedroom apartment is the second most expensive in the building for sale right now.
- Woolworth Building is a frame, office building and steel structure that was built from 1910 until 1913.
- The Woolworth Building, which originally served as the company’s New York City headquarters, was the world’s tallest building for 17 years.