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Tallest Building in America

Woolworth Building, New York City. 1913.
Cass Gilbert, architect.
792 feet tall.

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1. Woolworth Building, NYC, 1913. Cass Gilbert, architect. From an old postcard.
2. Woolworth Building, NYC, 1913. Cass Gilbert, architect. From an old postcard.
3. Woolworth Building, NYC, 1913. Cass Gilbert, architect.
4. Woolworth Building, NYC, 1913. Cass Gilbert, architect.
5. Woolworth Building, NYC, 1913. Cass Gilbert, architect.
6. Woolworth Building, NYC, 1913. Cass Gilbert, architect.
7. Woolworth Building, NYC, 1913. Cass Gilbert, architect.
8. Woolworth Building, NYC, 1913. Cass Gilbert, architect. Caricature of Gilbert in the lobby.

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