Empire State Building
Empire State Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
NYC Landmark
Location:
350 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10118
United States[1]
Coordinates:
40°44′54.36051″N 73°59′08.35715″W /
40.748433475°N 73.9856547639°W /
40.748433475; -73.9856547639
Architect:
Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
Architectural
style(s):
Art Deco
Added to NRHP:
November 17, 1982 [2]
Designated NHL:
June 24, 1986 [3]
Designated NYCL:
May 19, 1981
NRHP Reference#:
82001192
The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco sky-
scraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Av-
enue and West 34th Street. Its name is derived from the
nickname for the state of New York. It stood as the
world’s tallest building for more than forty years, from
its completion in 1931 until construction of the World
Trade Center’s North Tower was completed in 1972. Fol-
lowing the destruction of the World Trade Center in
2001, the Empire State Building once again became the
tallest building in New York City and New York State.
The Empire State Building has been named by the
American Society of Civil Engineers as one of the Seven
Wonders of the Modern World. The building and its
street floor interior are designated landmarks of the
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission,
and confirmed by the New York City Board of Estim-
ate.[4] It was designated as a National Historic Landmark
in 1986.[3][5][6] In 2007, it was ranked number one on the
List of America’s Favorite Architecture according to the
AIA. The building is owned and managed by W&H Prop-
erties.[7]
The Empire State Building is the third tallest sky-
scraper in the Americas (surpassed only by Chicago’s
Sears Tower and Trump International Hotel and Tower)
and the 14th tallest in the World. It is also the 4th tallest
freestanding structure in the Americas and the 12th
tallest in the world.
History
The present site of the Empire State Building was first
developed as the John Thomson Farm in the late 18th
century. At the time, a stream ran acro