Home Insurance Plaza

Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

40°42′31″N 74°00′28″W / 40.70861°N 74.00778°W / 40.70861; -74.00778Construction started1964Completed1966HeightRoof630 ft (190 m)Technical detailsFloor count44Floor area907,495 sq ft (84,309.0 m2)Lifts/elevators25Design and constructionArchitect(s)Alfred Easton PoorReferences[1][2]

Home Insurance Plaza is a 630 ft (190 m) tall skyscraper at 59 Maiden Lane in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. It was completed in 1966 and has 44 floors. Alfred Easton Poor designed the structure, while the plaza was redeveloped in 1987 by Kohn Pedersen Fox.

The plaza is the home of Liberty, a 75-by-50-foot (23 m × 15 m) mural by Julie Harvey. Simple in its concept, it illustrates that New York's present was built upon the foundations its forefathers placed many years ago. The Statue of Liberty is reflected in the mirrored facade of a skyscraper. Early 19th century New York emerges revealing the cobblestone streets, horses and carriages, gentlemen with top hats, and ships in the seaport. Harvey has also included the old shipping barrels, lamp posts and even pigs that ran freely around Lower Manhattan. The Liberty mural was presented to the community as a visual expression of the foundations on which New York was established.

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References

  1. ^ "Emporis building ID 115514". Emporis. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Home Insurance Plaza". SkyscraperPage.

External links

  • Media related to Home Insurance Plaza at Wikimedia Commons
  • in-Arch.net: The Home Insurance Company Building
  • in-Julie Harvey Public Art
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