New York Evening Post Building Explained

New York Evening Post Building
Location:75 West Street
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates:40.7089°N -74.015°W
Architect:Horace Trumbauer
Architecture:Art Deco
Added:September 22, 2000
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:00001160

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.

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.[1] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 2000.

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  1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2015-12-01. https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/. 2015-07-01. dead. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: New York Evening Post Building . 2015-12-01 . Kathy Howe . PDF . July 2000 . See also: Web site: Accompanying photos .