Nelson Tower
- Architect
- H. Craig Severance
- Year
- 1931
- Style
- Art Deco
- City
- Manhattan, NY
Nelson Tower is a 46-story, 560-foot skyscraper at 450 Seventh Avenue in the Garment District, completed in 1931 to designs by H. Craig Severance and developed by Julius Nelson. On completion it became the tallest building in the Garment District, a title it still holds relative to older neighbors even though One Penn Plaza across 34th Street now dwarfs it.
the building
Stepped, stone-clad shaft. The tower rises from a rectangular base that recedes at different levels. Each section is faced in brown stone banded with white stone at the top, culminating in a crown of solid white stone with a slight slope.
the style
Nelson Tower is an Art Deco skyscraper from 1931, its stepped massing and stone banding typical of the setback towers built in the Garment District during that era.
More on Art Decothe architect
H. Craig Severance was a notable skyscraper architect of the period; Nelson Tower was among the projects that established the Garment District's skyline.
significance
It was the tallest building in Manhattan's Garment District when completed in 1931, though it is still visible from most directions except the southeast despite later, taller neighbors.
nearby
- Macy's Herald Square
- Greenwich Savings Bank
- James Farley Post Office
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