{"nrhp_refnum":"85000927","name":"Sidewalk Clock at 200 5th Avenue, Manhattan","other_names":[],"category":"object","location":{"address":"200 5th Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.741773668000064,"lon":-73.98953937999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-04-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A cast-iron sidewalk clock about 15 feet tall in front of the Fifth Avenue Building at 200 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, at Fifth Avenue and Broadway. It was installed in 1909, and Hecla Iron Works made its case.","why_significant":"The clock is a rare surviving early twentieth-century urban sidewalk clock in New York City. Its custom Beaux-Arts case complements the Beaux-Arts buildings nearby. It has stayed in its original location since installation and is one of only three sidewalk clocks left along Fifth Avenue.","narrative":"A cast-iron sidewalk clock about 15 feet high stands on the curb in front of the Fifth Avenue Building at 200 Fifth Avenue, at the junction of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, across from the Flatiron Building. Installed in 1909 with a case made by Hecla Iron Works, it has a fluted column with a modified Composite capital and a dial casing decorated with a wreath and cartouche. Its twin faces keep the original Roman numerals, hands and the inscription naming the Fifth Avenue Building. The original rectangular iron pedestal was destroyed by a truck in 1982 and replaced with a steel shaft. The clock was recognized as a rare surviving early twentieth-century sidewalk clock in New York City, and as an unusual custom-designed Beaux-Arts case that suits the buildings around it. It has remained in its original location since installation and is one of only three sidewalk clocks left on Fifth Avenue. It still serves for timekeeping and advertising.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Hecla Iron Works case manufacturer","architectural_style":"Beaux-Arts","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition; the original pedestal was destroyed by a truck in 1982 and replaced with a cylindrical steel shaft. Still used for timekeeping and advertising.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.706207-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85000927.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000927/d34ad84076-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000927/d34ad84076-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"MyName (Jim.henderson (talk))","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clock_200_Fifth_Av_jeh.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">MyName (Jim.henderson (talk))</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clock_200_Fifth_Av_jeh.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313855","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6105175"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/sidewalk-clock-at-200-5th-avenue-manhattan-85000927/"}