New York Times Building, Printing House Square

The New York Times Building and the Printing House Square, with the Benjamin Franklin Monument, dedicated in 1872, in the center. Nassau Street is on the left and Park Row, on the right. The tallest building in the distance is the Park Row Building. Photograph published by Universal Photo Art Co. about 1900. Source: New York Public Library.

This 13-story building was an early skyscraper, erected from 1888 to 1889 on the site of the first New York Times Building, completed in 1858. This early skyscraper was expanded to a 16-story building in 1904, the same year the newspaper was construction its new headquarters in Midtown Manhattan.