General Electric Building

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Electric_Building
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:skyscraper
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces January 28, 1985
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:570_Lexington_Avenue
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Cross_&_Cross
gptkbp:completedIn 1931
gptkbp:designatedNYCLandmark 1985
gptkbp:façadeStyle sculpted lightning bolts
stylized Gothic elements
gptkbp:hasBasement 3
gptkbp:hasLobbyMural yes
gptkbp:hasRadioAntenna yes
gptkbp:hasTower yes
gptkbp:height 640 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Electric Building
gptkbp:location 570 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, New York City
gptkbp:material gptkb:brick
limestone
terra cotta
gptkbp:notableFeature crown with lightning bolt motifs
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 85002597
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 50
gptkbp:owner gptkb:General_Electric
gptkb:RCA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Midtown_Manhattan
gptkbp:style gptkb:Art_Deco
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:office_building
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:570_Lexington_Avenue,_New_York_City
gptkb:East_Midtown_Historic_District
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7