Empire State Building
Built 1931 by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon. Added to the National Register in 1982, and a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 350 Fifth Ave., New York, NY |
| County | New York |
| Listed | Nov 17, 1982 |
| Listed for | Engineering, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 82001192 |
| Built | 1931 · more from the 1930s |
| Architect | Shreve, Lamb & Harmon |
| Style | Art Deco architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, New York City Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 350 Fifth Ave., New York, NY |
| Coordinates | 40.7483° N, 73.9856° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in New York | 813 listed places in New York → · walking tours → |
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Questions people ask
When was Empire State Building listed on the National Register?
Nov 17, 1982. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Empire State Building built?
1931, designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, in the Art Deco architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Empire State Building?
350 Fifth Ave., New York, New York, New York.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Empire State Building?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 82001192. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.