New+York+State+Building

​ ​ ​ ​ ​  =New York State Building = =The New York State Building was 50 feet wide by 200 feet long. It was rather large for the time period because there weren't many large buildings yet created. It was a three story building, consisting of 14,500 square feet in all. Outside of the building, there were many statues of famous people. These statues included Christopher Columbus, Henry Hudson, DeWitt Clinton, and Roswell P. Flower. Designed by McKim, Mead, and White, and decorated by Millet, this building resembled the Italian villa of the Renaissance with primary colors of white and gold. Also, furnishings supplied by such New York City firms as W. & J. Sloane and Duveen Bros allowed the building to attract many guests. This building truly was the representation of New York.=



= = The above pictures are example of some of the many murals painted inside of the New York State Building. (Left: Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown) (Right: Sarah P. Dodson)

This New York State Building no longer exists. It is now the Empire State building located in New York City itself. The building is much larger than the one in 1893 that was featured in the Columbian Exposition.



PRECEDENTS:
This was one of the first buildings to be built like this of the time. Not many buildings had been built so big and in such ways as the New York State Building. It set precedents for more large buildings to be built, with the same types of architecture and structures as this one.

This is an image from inside of the New York state building. Notice all of the elegant decorations on the walls.

By Alexis Sweeney, Jordan Taylor, and Alexa Casavecchia.

Citations:
"World's Columbian Expostion of 1983." //The Book of the Fair.// Paul V. Galvin Library, Digital History Collection. 15 Dec. 2009. <[]>

"World's Columbian Exposition: New York State Building, Chicago, United States, 1893." //Brooklyn Museum.// 16 Dec. 2009. 

"Panel Painting. By Mrs. Bush-Brown." //The Book of the Fair.// pg. 774. 16 Dec. 2009. []