List of demolished buildings and structures in New York City explained

This is a list of demolished buildings and structures in New York City. Over time, countless buildings have been built in what is now New York City. Some of them still stand today and can be viewed – however, many buildings have since been demolished. The reason for the demolition was often a lack of space; a larger building could fit. Many times the condition of the building was no longer adequate. The cost of building renovation is high, and demolition may have been easier.

Sometimes its style was outdated. However, opinions may change. Artistic standards of the time of construction, of demolition, of today, and of tomorrow may all disagree. Thus, many consider it detrimental to demolish buildings that were built to high artistic standards of their own time.

Accurate records of demolished buildings were not always preserved, so this list is presumably fragmentary.

Banks, financial buildings

18941964
old New York Cotton Exchange[1] 18851922
Merchants & Manufacturers Exchange Building[2] 1911no data available
19732011Severely damaged in September 11 attacks, eventually demolished as a result.
https://64.media.tumblr.com/0e5cbed08444d963b0765822ec5b28e7/tumblr_n4gnqjtNzz1qgpvyjo1_1280.jpg18871929
https://www.nyc-architecture.com/GON/hanover1.jpg19031931
18841958
Old New York Produce Exchange[3] 1861c. 1880

Churches

Christian churches

See also: List of demolished churches in New York City.

Synagogues

http://www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC/img/EmanuEl1847Ext.gifTemple Emanu-El (I)[4] before 18471854 (?)It used to function as a Baptist church.
http://www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC/img/EmanuEl1854Ext.gifTemple Emanu-El (II)before 18541866 (?)It used to function as a Baptist church.
Temple Emanu-El (III)18681927Not confuse with the new Temple Emanu-El (built in 1930).
18911947
1873before 1911

Forts

18121854
18221960

Hospitals

18791951 for mothers and children
19411978
19171919
https://ggwash.org/images/posts/201010-122121.jpg19292005
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/14/66/77/146677a57a587541b4bf9689a9efe986.jpgearly 1900s1990s
19171919
18492010

Hotels

See also: List of demolished hotels in New York City.

Mansions

19141927
19th century1861
18831926
18971929
1916c. 1946
1906c. 1963
17901815
no data availableafter 1930
before 19101949
no data available1925
no data available1947
19th century1906
18651967
18801936
19091951
18961926
1887late 1930s
17701856
19061948
18801960
Vanderbilt Triple Palace18821947
19111927
1880sno data available
18821927
19061924
1921after 2008
Richmond Hill

Museums, exhibition space, libraries

18531858
18411868
19111964
18771912

Office buildings, tenement houses, skyscrapers

18901960
Liggett Building[5] 19222016
18791926Not to be confused with what still stands today Trinity Court Building (III).
old (II) Trinity Court Building[6] 19272015Not to be confused with what still stands today Trinity Court Building (III).
Number One Wall Street[7] 1880s/1890s (?)1928
Columbia Building[8] 18901930
Transit Building[9] 1902no data available
Wolfe Building[10] 18951974
German American Insurance Building[11] 1908no data available
Union Trust Building[12] 1897no data available
Commercial Cable Company Building[13] 18971954
Washington Building[14] 1885no data available
Washington Life Building[15] 18981969
1871c. 1950
99 Church Street[16] 19502008
425 Park Avenue[17] 19542016
Union Carbide & Carbon Building[18] 19132001
Vanderbilt Avenue Building[19] 19132016
19031955
19081968
18681912
Gillender Building18971910
Harding Building 19101927
19022017
18861949
18941964
Mills Building18821925
19562000
18901955
18751966
19001908
19232016
18631898
19081969
18981958
19022004
18571956
18891913
19602021
18921912
19732001Destroyed in 9/11 attacks.
19702001Severely damaged in 9/11 attacks, torn down soon after.

Operas

18541926
18471890
18681960
18891959
18831967

Prisons

18771927
The Tombs (I)18381902
18621927
The Tombs (II)19021941

Railway stations

19171919
18561858
no data availableno data available
19091972
18651970s
18571869
1871c. 1903
19101963

Shopping malls

19662017
19151917
19421968
19091943

Stadiums, sport buildings

19782016
19642009
19222010
1886after 1889
Madison Square Garden (I) 18791890
Madison Square Garden (II)18901926
Madison Square Garden (III)19251969
Polo Grounds18901963
Lewisohn Stadium

Theatres

19101925
19121945
18881932
19201996
19281970
18121821
19061982
18781915
18451929
18881925
19191968
18821930
19321954
19061932
18241832
18391862
19091942
19141957
18671920
18681939
18661938
19111982
18901925
18901932
18681960
19031930
18831915
18641872
17671798
18931930
19122013
18851902
18651908
18751909
19081960
18781929
19121959
19211962
18391884
19051939
17671859
18231895
18471859
18631908
17981848
19111969
19271960
18621881
17321765
19181954
18501901
18501867
19271966

Villages

18712004
17881940

Other buildings

19411978
18621936
Federal Hall17031812
before 18821890
18181870
17931905
18931941
City Hall Post Office and Courthouse

Other structures

18991900
18531856
19031960
c. 1814c. 1858
18811958

References

  1. Web site: New York Architecture Images- Cotton Exchange.
  2. Web site: New York Architecture Images- Merchants & Manufacturers Exchange Building.
  3. Web site: New York Architecture Images- New York Produce Exchange.
  4. Web site: Congregation Emanu-El - New York City.
  5. Web site: Liggett Building, New York City | 114365 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307024410/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/114365/liggett-building-new-york-city-ny-usa . dead . March 7, 2016 . Emporis . 2022-05-02.
  6. Web site: New York Architecture Images- Trinity Court Building formerly known as American Bank Note Building.
  7. Web site: New York Architecture Images- Number One Wall Street.
  8. Web site: New York Architecture Images- Columbia Building.
  9. Web site: New York Architecture Images- Transit Building.
  10. Web site: New York Architecture Images- Wolfe Building.
  11. Web site: New York Architecture Images- German American Insurance Building.
  12. Web site: New York Architecture Images- Union Trust Building.
  13. Web site: Commercial Cable Building - the Skyscraper Center.
  14. Web site: New York Architecture Images- WASHINGTON BUILDING.
  15. Web site: Washington Life Building - the Skyscraper Center.
  16. Web site: 99 Church Street, New York City | 149066 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160507092403/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/149066/99-church-street-new-york-city-ny-usa . dead . May 7, 2016 . Emporis . 2022-05-02.
  17. Web site: 425 Park Avenue, New York City | 115199 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160726115759/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/115199/425-park-avenue-new-york-city-ny-usa . dead . July 26, 2016 . Emporis . 2022-05-02.
  18. Web site: Union Carbide & Carbon Building, New York City | 102469 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160508065231/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/102469/union-carbide-carbon-building-new-york-city-ny-usa . dead . May 8, 2016 . Emporis . 2001-01-21 . 2022-05-02.
  19. Web site: Vanderbilt Avenue Building, New York City | 116385 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418153440/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/116385/vanderbilt-avenue-building-new-york-city-ny-usa . dead . April 18, 2021 . Emporis . 2022-05-02.

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