New York Evening Post Building

The New York Evening Post Building, also known as the New York Post Building or the Post Towers, is a historic commercial building located in Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York. The building was designed by architect Horace Trumbauer and built in 1926.

New York Evening Post Building
(2009)
New York Evening Post Building is located in Lower Manhattan
New York Evening Post Building
New York Evening Post Building is located in New York City
New York Evening Post Building
Location75 West Street
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°42′32″N 74°0′54″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1926 (1926)
ArchitectHorace Trumbauer
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.00001160[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 2000

The Post Building is a 17-story, Art Deco style steel frame and masonry building with abundant terra cotta and Guastavino tile embellishments. The building has setbacks beginning at the seventh floor and a "U" shaped light well. The New York Evening Post previously occupied the Old New York Evening Post Building from 1906 to 1926. It occupied this building, which is now an apartment building, until 1970.[2]:3,5,8 The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 2000.[1]

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