116 John Street

116 John Street is a historic office tower at the southwest corner of John Street and Pearl Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It was built in 1931, and is a 35-story brick and terra cotta building consisting of a three-story base, a 19-story shaft, and 12 upper stories that recede in a series of setbacks. The building features Art Deco style design elements at the recessed entrances and in the lobby. Built as a speculative office building for insurance companies, the building interior was rehabilitated in 2013 and some floors converted to apartments.^{[2]: 3–4, 7}

116 John Street
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	116 John Street, New York City
Coordinates	40°42′27″N 74°00′21″W
Area	0.64 acres (0.26 ha)
Built	1931 (1931)
Built by	Julian Kovacs and the Platt Construction Company
Architect	Louis Allen Abramson
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	14000331[1]
Added to NRHP	June 20, 2014

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/16/14 through 6/27/14. National Park Service. 2014-06-27.
2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Lindsay Peterson (December 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: 116 John Street" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. See also: "Accompanying photos".

External links

Media related to 116 John Street (Manhattan) at Wikimedia Commons