The E.V. Haughwout Building

GPTKB entity

Properties (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf building
gptkbp:addresses 488 Broadway
gptkbp:architect Joseph_T._S._McElroy
gptkbp:architecturalStyle cast iron facade
gptkbp:completed 1857
gptkbp:currentStatus landmark
gptkbp:floors approximately 30,000 square feet
gptkbp:height 6 stories
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The E.V. Haughwout Building
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:notableEvent site of the first passenger elevator installation in a commercial building.
gptkbp:originalPurpose retail store
gptkbp:owner various owners over time
gptkbp:renovated 2000
gptkbp:significance first building to have a passenger elevator
gptkbp:style Italianate
gptkbp:suburb SoHo
gptkbp:uses commercial