- 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.
- The Woolworth Building was the world’s tallest building when it was built in 1913. Its reign ended in 1930 when 40 Wall Street surpassed it.
- If you don‘t want to know EVERYTHING about the history of the building and the Woolworth founder, it’s not worth the $ 32.
- Terra-cotta decorations on the facade (detail), Cass Gilbert, Woolworth Building, 1913 (New York City) (photo: Michael Daddino, CC BY 2.0).
- 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 transformed New York City’s skyline and remains one of the most famous skyscrapers in the country.
- Woolworth Building is a frame, office building and steel structure that was built from 1910 until 1913.
- When the neo-Gothic Woolworth Building at 233 Broadway was erected in 1913 as the world’s tallest building, it cost a total of $13.5 million to construct.
- Upon opening in 1913 the Woolworth Building was the tallest building in the world until the construction of 40 Wall Street in 1930.