R. C. Williams Warehouse

The R.C. Williams Warehouse is a 10-story Modern Movement style building in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City designed by architect Cass Gilbert.[1][2] It is located on the west side of 10th Avenue between 25th and 26th Streets and was built in 1927–1928 for a wholesale grocery company, the R.C. Williams Company, which purchased the site for its new headquarters in 1926.[2][3] The 215,000 square feet (20,000 m2) design[4] is a smaller version of Gilbert's design for the Brooklyn Army Terminal; like the Army Terminal, the warehouse has a concrete façade divided into bays by columns.[2] The building has a siding on the third floor which formerly provided access to the High Line railway for the loading and unloading of freight to the warehouse.[2]

R.C. Williams Warehouse
The building in 2013
Location259-273 Tenth Avenue, New York, New York
Coordinates40°44′58″N 74°0′12″W
Built1927–28
ArchitectCass Gilbert
Architectural styleModern Movement
NRHP reference No.05000086[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 2005

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Avenues: The World School, a private school, opened in the building in September 2012.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Anthony Robins (September 29, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: R.C. Williams Warehouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2010. (project number: 04PR06756) and Accompanying 17 photos, exterior and interior, undated (see photo captions page 23 of text document)
  3. "10th Av. Site Sold to R. C. Williams Co". The New York Times. December 12, 1926. p. E21. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  4. Anderson, Jenny (May 2, 2013). "Is This the Best Education Money Can Buy?". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2023.


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