The R.C. Williams Warehouse is a 10-story Modern Movement style building in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City designed by architect Cass Gilbert.[1][2] It is located on the west side of 10th Avenue between 25th and 26th Streets and was built in 1927–1928 for a wholesale grocery company, the R.C. Williams Company, which purchased the site for its new headquarters in 1926.[2][3] The 215,000 square feet (20,000 m2) design[4] is a smaller version of Gilbert's design for the Brooklyn Army Terminal; like the Army Terminal, the warehouse has a concrete façade divided into bays by columns.[2] The building has a siding on the third floor which formerly provided access to the High Line railway for the loading and unloading of freight to the warehouse.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Avenues: The World School, a private school, opened in the building in September 2012.[4]
See also
- Austin, Nichols and Company Warehouse, also designed by Cass Gilbert, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Army Terminal, also designed by Cass Gilbert, in Sunset Park, Brooklyn
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Anthony Robins (September 29, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: R.C. Williams Warehouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2010. (project number: 04PR06756) and Accompanying 17 photos, exterior and interior, undated (see photo captions page 23 of text document)
- ^ "10th Av. Site Sold to R. C. Williams Co". The New York Times. December 12, 1926. p. E21. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Anderson, Jenny (May 2, 2013). "Is This the Best Education Money Can Buy?". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
