Certainly one of my favourite buildings, anywhere, Sian bought me a print of it when we were in New York one summer, years back. My New York correspondent Prof. P J Lehrer has taken several good shots of this iconic piece, one of which inspired this drawing!
The Flatiron Building, originally the Fuller Building, is a triangular 22-story 285-foot tall steel-framed lovely. You can find it at 175 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District neighbourhood. It was created by Daniel Burnham and Frederick Dunkelberg and when completed in 1902 it was one of the tallest buildings in the city.
The history of this triangular marvel is long and varied, features in films and TV (Murder she wrote) home to art shows (Edward Hopper) and its distinctive ‘cow catcher’* lower floor was used as a US Navy recruiting station in WW1.
There is a wealth of pictures and facts about the place here 10 Ten Secrets
*Not part of Burnham or Dinkelberg's design, but was added at the insistence of owner and developer Harry Black, in order to exploit the use of the building's lot and produce some retail income.
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| Flatiron Building - Typical Floor Plan |
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