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| 007 THE NEW YORK WORLD BUILDING | 012 The St. Paul Building | 016 Western Union Telegraph Building | 036 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE | 020- Williamsburgh Savings Bank |
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During his prolific
career, George B. Post (1837 - 1913) demonstrated innovative engineering
skill, which facilitated his creation of large, open interior spaces as
well as his pioneering work in the construction of skyscrapers. His
Equitable Life Assurance Society building was the first office building to
use elevators. In addition, his World Building and St. Paul building had
the distinction of being the tallest buildings in New York at the time of
their construction. One of his commercial masterpieces, the vast New York
Produce Exchange, had an enormous sky-lighted hall. All of these buildings
have been demolished. The New York Stock Exchange survives as an example
of his creation of uncluttered interior spaces through inventive use of
steel supports.
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Unfortunately,
many of Post's landmark New York buildings have vanished. The 8-story
Equitable Life Assurance Society (1868-70), was the first office building
to use elevators, and was a model for future skyscrapers. The Western
Union Building (1872-75) in Lower Manhattan, an early skyscraper, was the
first office building to rise as high as ten stories.
His
20-story World Building (1889-90) was, for its time, the tallest building
in the city. Post's Bronx Borough Hall (1895-97) stood in Crotona Park;
today only the front steps survive. A model and several drawings represent
Post's New York Hospital (1875-77) on 15th Street between Fifth and Sixth
Avenues. Chickering Hall (1874-75) at Fifth Avenue and 18th Street served
as both a concert hall and a piano store. Perhaps most impressive of all
was the vast New York Produce Exchange (1881-84) at Two Broadway opposite
Bowling Green. It housed a grand skylighted hall, typical of the
challenging commercial project that became Post's hallmark.