Jim,

You might get some clues from the Skyscraper article from the Encyclopedia
of New York City. It doesn't rank the building, but does mention a number
of the tallest buildings for that early period. My older AIA Guide to the
city isn't any help there.

Keep us posted,

David Minor

>I am trying to write a time line of the tallest New York City building.
>
>The first significant building was Trinity Church. But I don't know what
>buildings filled in the sequence until the Flatiron Building was erected.
>With the Flatiron Building the sequence follows;
>Flatiron
>New York Life Tower
>Singer
>Wollworth
>Chrysler
>Empire State
>World Trade (Tower One)
>
>Can anyone help me fill in the sequence before the Flatiron.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Jim Maguire
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