The
Flatiron Building (or
Fuller Building, as it was originally called) is located at 175
Fifth Avenue in the
borough of
Manhattan,
New York City and is considered to be a groundbreaking
skyscraper. Upon completion in 1902, it was one of the tallest buildings in the city and one of only two skyscrapers north of
14th Street – the other being the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, one block east. The building sits on a triangular island-block formed by
Fifth Avenue,
Broadway and
East 22nd Street, with 23rd Street grazing the triangle's northern (uptown) peak. As with numerous other wedge-shaped buildings, the name "Flatiron" derives from its resemblance to a cast-iron
clothes iron.
The building anchors the south (downtown) end of
Madison Square and the north (uptown) end of the
Ladies' Mile Historic District. The neighborhood around it is called the
Flatiron District after its signature building, which has become an icon of New York City.
The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1966, was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1979,
and designated a
National Historic Landmark in 1989.
A view from the other side:
And the Park:
