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McGraw-Hill Building

330 West 42nd Street

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Port Authority Bus Terminal and the McGraw-Hill Building, ca. 1994.

MAS Manhattan Survey
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Between 1954 and 1957, the Municipal Art Society surveyed historic buildings in all five boroughs to create a database of potential landmarks to preserve. Local residents and MAS staff compiled individual sheets devoted to about 200 buildings. Each sheet outlined the building’s date, location, and style and provided a description and a small photograph. This is the list of Manhattan buildings.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Up shot from 42nd Street, October 4, 1931. The McGraw-Hill Building is an Art Deco structure completed in 1931. Designed by Raymond Hood, it was the second building for publishing company in the city (the first was located at 469 Tenth Avenue). The facade of the 33-story building is covered in blue-green terra-cotta ceramic tiles, alternating with green-metal-framed windows. Starting in 1939 the building housed the headquarters of Timely Comics, which would later become Marvel Comics. In the Captain America #1, creator Jack Kirby gave the building address as the mailing address to which fans could write to the superhero.

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McGraw-Hill Building ca. 1936 The McGraw Hill building located on 330 West 42nd Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues was designed in 1931 by architects Raymond Hood and Andre Fouilhoux to meet the specific needs of the McGraw-Hill publishing company that occupied ¾ of the building. With a series of setbacks on its north and south sides, in accordance with New York City's building and zoning codes and the programmatic needs of a book production factory, the McGraw Hill building from east and west has the appearance of an Art Deco stepped tower. From the north and south it appears as a sleek 33 story Commercial Slab building in the International Style. The shock value of its innovative materials, the first clad with machine made terracotta and glass in a provocative blue green color and Hood's avant-garde formal language sets it apart as one of the gems of the city, fondly called "The Jolly Green Giant."

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McGraw-Hill Building. Entrance detail, October 4, 1931. ARCHITECT: Raymond Hood; Godley & Fouilhoux DATE: 1930-31 STYLE: Art Deco, Skyscraper Among its important qualities, the McGraw-Hill Building is a unique skyscraper, being both one of New York’s major Art Deco monuments and the herald of the newly emerging International Style. It was designed by the distinguished American architect Raymond Hood who achieved fame as a skyscraper designer. Among its outstanding features are the two profiles, one being a stepped tower and the other a slab, the distinctive blue-green terra-cotta facing, the horizontal window bands, and the entrance treatment. It was built to serve a distinguished American publisher. The building has received wide critical praise since its completion. The building is a key element in the revitalization of the west side.

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10th Avenue at the N.W. corner of 36th Street. McGraw Hill Building.

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42nd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues

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McGraw-Hill Building. From 40th Street and Eighth Avenue. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC. Showing street activity.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Entrance detail. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Full view of building from Corn Exchange Bank Building. McGraw-Hill Buidling located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Detail of clock and letterbox (lobby). Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Up shot from 41st Street. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Stair-opening, detail. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Lower part of 41st Street side. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Up shot from 42nd Street.; Hood & Fouilhoux Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Full view of building from Corn Exchange Bank Building. McGraw-Hill Buidling located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Elevator corridor. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Lobby from entrance. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Lower part of 41st Street side. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC. Showing street activity.

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McGraw-Hill Building. From 40th Street and Eighth Avenue. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Detail of clock with three figures (lobby). Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Up shot from 42nd Street. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC. View with street lamp up the expanse.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Lobby to entrance, natural light. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. From east of Eighth Avenue on 42nd Street II. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Lobby from entrance. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Elevator corridor. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. From east of Eighth Avenue on 42nd Street I. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. From 42nd Street west of Ninth Avenue. McGraw-Hill Building located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC. Showing street scene.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Entrance, looking out. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC. Entrance to street.

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McGraw-Hill Building. View from 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Lobby to entrance, natural light. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. From east of Eighth Avenue on 42nd Street I. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Detail of clock with three figures (lobby). Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Detail of top from Corn Exchange Building. McGraw-Hill Building located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. From 42nd Street west of Ninth Avenue. McGraw-Hill Building located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Detail of top from Corn Exchange Building. McGraw-Hill Building located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC. View of top floors.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Entrance detail. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Detail of lower part. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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McGraw-Hill Building. Entrance, looking out. Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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West 42nd Street. McGraw Hill Building.

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330 West 42nd Street. McGraw-Hill Building. View of building from northeast looking towards front

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McGraw-Hill Building. Detail of clock and letterbox (lobby). Located at 330 West 42nd Street, NYC.

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Changing New York; McGraw-Hill Building The McGraw Hill Building at 330 West 42nd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, with the El station in the foreground.

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\[Port Authority Bus Terminal and 330 West 42nd Street.] 330 West 42nd Street was originally the McGraw-Hill Building.

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Manhattan: 41st Street - 8th Avenue (11 41st Street, north side, west from and including Eighth Avenue, showing the new McGraw-Hill Building, at No. 327-331. February 19, 1933. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, a close view not including Eighth Avenue. Notice the music school next to the laundry; the sign board is in Greek and Spanish. April 30, 1934. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, slightly eastward. June 21, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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Manhattan: 42nd Street - 8th Avenue (1) 42nd Street, south side, west from and including Eighth Avenue. July 25, 1929. P. L. Sperr. Nwg ~2523 (2) The same, three years later, showing the new McGraw-Hill Building at No. 330 West 42nd Street. July 10, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

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Manhattan: 42nd Street - 9th Avenue. McGraw Hill Building (background) from 42nd Street and Ninth Avenue, looking east, Manhattan 1936, photographer Berenice Abbott. (Unidentified building in foreground ?)

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Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 8th Avenue West 42nd Street, south side, west from (No. 320) but not including Eighth Ave., to and including Ninth Ave., showing prominently the 35-story McGraw-Hill Building, No. 330. Also shown is a general view in a southwesterly direction of the surrounding area with the Hudson River and the New Jersey shore discernible in the background. 1936\. W.P.A. Photo. Federal Writers Project.

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Manhattan: 42nd Street - 8th Avenue 42nd Street, south side, at Ninth Avenue and towards Eighth. The McGraw Hill Building, No. 330, is in the later stages of construction. It fronts on the south side of 42nd Street and on the north side of 4lst Street, and stands directly at what was once the junction of Fitz Roy Road and Lake Four Lane. April 6, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

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Manhattan: 41st Street - 9th Avenue (1) 41st Street, north side, east from No. 417 West 41st Street, weast of Ninth Avenue, showing the new McGraw-Hill Building at No. 337-327. June 4, 1933. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from and including Tenth Ave. July 21, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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