18 Facts About Potter Building

Potter Building is a building in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City.

Potter Building employed the most advanced fireproofing methods that were available when the building was erected between 1883 and 1886.

The Potter Building was one of the first iron-framed buildings, and among the first to have a "C"-shaped floor plan, with an exterior light courtyard facing Beekman Street.

Potter Building replaced a former headquarters of the New York World, which was built in 1857 and burned down in February 1882.

The Potter Building originally served as an office building with many tenants from the media and from legal professions.

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The Potter Building was designated a New York City landmark in 1996 and is a contributing property to the Fulton–Nassau Historic District, a National Register of Historic Places district created in 2005.

Potter Building is in the Financial District of Manhattan, just east of New York City Hall, City Hall Park, and the Civic Center.

Potter Building employed the most advanced fireproofing methods available at the time of construction, due to its predecessor having burned down.

Potter Building is U-shaped, with a "light court" within the two arms of the "U", facing outward toward Beekman Street.

Potter Building is among the oldest remaining buildings in New York City to retain architectural terracotta.

Potter Building wished for the Potter Building to be "an ornament to the neighborhood".

Potter Building decided to defer construction for one year due to the high cost of acquiring materials.

An 1888 brochure for the company stated that the Potter Building was "an example of the best use of terra-cotta, both for constructive and ornamental purposes".

At the time of its completion, the Potter Building was among the tallest in the area, towering above every other structure except the New York Tribune Building.

Residents of the Potter Building complained that the seating violated a city ordinance on sidewalk cafes.

In 2005, the Potter Building was designated as a contributing property to the Fulton–Nassau Historic District, a National Register of Historic Places district.

An 1885 Carpentry and Potter Building article stated that the building was "one of the most conspicuous new buildings in the lower part of New York City", because of its juxtaposition of iron with brick and terracotta.

Architectural writers Sarah Landau and Carl Condit characterized the Potter Building as "distinguished above all by its ruggedly picturesque red brick and cast-iron-clad outer walls abundantly trimmed with terra-cotta".