Edwin A. Cochran - The Cathedral of Commerce [Woolworth Building]: The Highest Building in the World

Edwin A. Cochran - The Cathedral of Commerce [Woolworth Building]: The Highest Building in the World - New York - Broadway Park Place Co. - 1916 - 1st edition - [32] pp - Paper wrappers - 20 x 28,5 cm.

Condition: Good.

Antique brochure about the (at the time) tallest building in the world, the Woolworth skyscraper in Manhattan (New York). Illustrated with black and white photographs of the exterior and interior (3 colour reproductions) by J.C. Maugans. Typography and Design: Munder-Thomsen Company, Baltimore.

¶ The Woolworth Building is located between Barclay Street and Park Place. The building was designed by American architect Cass Gilbert (1859-1934) and was completed in 1913. It was with a height of 241 meters, the tallest office building in the world for 17 years. In 1930, the building was surpassed by the 40-foot-higher 40 Wall Street (now known as the Trump Building). - Wikipedia.