What is Singer Building?
{{Infobox Skyscraper |building_name= Singer Building |image=SingerBuilding.jpg |caption = |highest_prev= [[Philadelphia City Hall]] |highest_next = [[Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower]] |highest_start=1908 |highest_end= 1909 |location= [[New York City]]<br>[[United States]] |demolition_date =[[1968]] |floor_count= 47 |construction_start_date = | completion_date=[[1908]] |antenna_spire= 187 m (612 ft) }} The '''Singer Building''' was a [[skyscraper]] in [[New York City]], [[United States]]. It was 213 meters (700 feet) tall and had 50 floors. It was built in [[1908]] and torn down in [[1968]] to make room for the [[U.S. Steel Building]] (now [[One Liberty Plaza]]). The Singer Building was the tallest building ever demolished by a company. The Singer Building was the tallest building in the world from [[1908]] to [[1909]]. Before it was built, the tallest building in the world was [[Philadelphia City Hall]]. The [[Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower]] became the tallest one year later. == Photo Gallery == <gallery> Image:SingerBuilding3.jpg Image:SingerBuilding5.jpg Image:SingerBuilding4.jpg Image:SingerBuilding2.jpg </gallery> ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline|149 Broadway Singer Building}} * [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=102519 Emporis.com - Singer Building] [[Category:Skyscrapers in New York City]] [[Category:1908 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1900s establishments in New York (state)]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Manhattan]]