{"nrhp_refnum":"82003368","name":"Candler Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"220 42nd St. and 221 41st St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.75626281900003,"lon":-73.98789849399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-07-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A white terra-cotta office and loft tower at 220 West 42nd Street and 221 West 41st Street in midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1912-14 in two sections: a 24-story main tower and a 17-story brick extension.","why_significant":"The nomination cites its terra-cotta cladding, free-standing tower form, early fire tower with sprinklers, and architectural integrity. It is also one of the last skyscrapers built before the 1916 Zoning Resolution. It was built by Coca-Cola founder Asa G. Candler and was once the tallest building in midtown.","narrative":"Rising 24 stories on West 42nd Street, this white terra-cotta tower in midtown Manhattan was built in 1912-14 for Asa G. Candler, founder of the Coca-Cola Company. Designed by Willauer, Shape and Bready, it joins a narrow 17-story brick extension on 41st Street. Late Gothic and early Renaissance ornament decorates all four sides, including windows, balustrades, cornices and a roofline of paired dragons. Light-colored terra-cotta was chosen partly because it was lightweight, economical and a response to concerns about urban air pollution and darkened streets. The building also has an early fire tower, an enclosed stairway reached by an open balcony and equipped with an automatic sprinkler system that still survives. Because it predates the 1916 Zoning Resolution, its sheer tower form documents the thinking that preceded the stepped skyscraper. Apart from altered storefronts, it has kept its architectural integrity and remains a visual landmark near Times Square.","period_of_significance":"1912-1914","architect_builder":"Willauer, Shape & Bready","architectural_style":"Late Gothic and early Renaissance ornament","criteria":[],"status_note":"Largely retains its architectural integrity apart from altered street-level storefronts; the form marks the property as both occupied and unoccupied.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.486754-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82003368.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003368/5453391d59-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003368/5453391d59-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Americasroof at English Wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Candler-building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Americasroof at English Wikipedia</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Candler-building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319342","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candler_Building_(New_York_City)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5031982"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/candler-building-82003368/"}