Nelson Tower is a 46-story, building located at 450
Seventh Avenue between
34th Street and 35th Street in
Midtown Manhattan,
New York City
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.
History
It was completed in 1931 and became the tallest building in the
Garment District of Manhattan. Today it is dwarfed by the 60 story
One Penn Plaza
Penn 1 (originally One Penn Plaza) is a skyscraper in New York City, located between 33rd Street and 34th Street, west of Seventh Avenue, and adjacent to Pennsylvania Station and Madison Square Garden. It is the tallest building in the Penn ...
that sits across 34th Street from the Nelson Tower but still visible from most directions except the southeast. It was designed by
H. Craig Severance. The building was originally planned and built by New York developer, Julius Nelson.
Architecture
The building has a rectangular base and recedes at different places. Each section is of brown stone with the top of them lined with white stone. The crown is completely white stone and has a slight slope.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in New York City
New York City, the most populous city in the United States, is home to over 7,000 completed high-rise buildings of at least , of which at least 95 are taller than . The tallest building in New York is One World Trade Center, which rises ...
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Skyscraper office buildings in Manhattan
Art Deco architecture in Manhattan
Art Deco skyscrapers
Office buildings completed in 1931
1930s architecture in the United States
1931 establishments in New York City
Midtown Manhattan
34th Street (Manhattan)
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