Commercial Cable Company Building

Commercial Cable Company Building
View of the building's roof
Interactive map of the Commercial Cable Company Building area
General information
Status	Demolished
Architectural style	Neoclassical architecture
Location	New York City
Coordinates	40°42′24″N 74°0′41″W / 40.70667°N 74.01139°W / 40.70667; -74.01139
Construction started	1896
Construction stopped	1897
Demolished	1954
Design and construction
Architect	Harding & Gooch

The Commercial Cable Company Building was an early skyscraper at 20–24 Broad Street Extension in Manhattan, New York City.^[1] Built for the Commercial Cable Company, it started construction in 1896 and was completed in 1897.^[1]^[2] It was designed by Harding & Gooch.^[3] Its height was 92.7 m (304 ft)^[1] and it was 22 stories tall.^[2] The building, like many of its contemporaries, was built in a historicist style, richly decorated. Two domes were designed on top.

The building adjoined the New York Stock Exchange. The Exchange leased the western portions of the first three floors in 1926, which were remodeled to include an trading floor.^[4]

It stood for half a century and was demolished in 1954.^[1] A 27-story modern office building was built in its place.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Commercial Cable Building". The Skyscraper Center. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Commercial Cable Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Commercial Cable Building". New York Architecture. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^ "Stock Exchange Will Add to Space; Leases Three Floors in West Part of Commercial Cable Building for Long Term" (PDF). The New York Times. August 6, 1926. p. 23. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

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