R.C. Williams Warehouse | |
The building in 2013 | |
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| Location | 259-273 Tenth Avenue,New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′58″N74°0′12″W / 40.74944°N 74.00333°W /40.74944; -74.00333 |
| Built | 1927–28 |
| Architect | Cass Gilbert |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000086[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 2005 |
TheR.C. Williams Warehouse is a 10-storyModern Movement style building inChelsea,Manhattan,New York City designed by architectCass Gilbert.[1][2] It is located on the west side of10th 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 theBrooklyn Army Terminal; like the Army Terminal, the warehouse has a concrete façade divided intobays by columns.[2] The building has asiding on the third floor which formerly provided access to theHigh Line railway for the loading and unloading of freight to the warehouse.[2]
The building was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 2005.Avenues: The World School, a private school, opened in the building in September 2012.[4]
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