Consolidated Edison Company Building
- Architect
- Warren and Wetmore
- Year
- 1928
- Style
- Neoclassical
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The Consolidated Edison Building at 4 Irving Place is a 26-story neoclassical skyscraper in Gramercy, headquarters of the energy company Con Edison. It was designed by Warren and Wetmore together with Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, built between 1926 and 1929 as an expansion of an earlier 1911–1914 Hardenbergh building for Con Ed's predecessor, Consolidated Gas.
the building
Tower of Light. Upon completion, the building's design was praised by local media, and its "Tower of Light" became a notable feature of the skyline.
Built on Tammany Hall's site. The site formerly held Tammany Hall and the original Academy of Music, before Consolidated Gas and later Con Ed built their headquarters here.
the style
Warren and Wetmore designed the building in the Neoclassical style, expanding on Hardenbergh's earlier headquarters for Consolidated Gas.
More on Neoclassicalthe architect
Warren and Wetmore designed the 1926–1929 expansion, building onto Henry Janeway Hardenbergh's earlier 1911–1914 structure for Consolidated Gas.
significance
The Consolidated Edison Building is a New York City Individual Landmark (LP-02313), designated 2/10/2009.
nearby
- Daryl Roth Theatre
- Scheffel Hall
- Saint George's Church
- Stuyvesant Apartments
- United States Post Office Cooper Station
- W New York Union Square