The Equitable Life Assurance Building, also known as the Equitable Life Building, was the headquarters of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, at 120 Broadway in Manhattan, New Y
Circa 1906
1870 view from Trinity Church's cemetery
1912 fire
The Equitable Building is an office skyscraper located at 120 Broadway, between Pine and Cedar streets, in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, in New York City. The skyscraper was designed by E
Equitable Life Building (Manhattan)
…Nassau streets. Although it was advertised as fireproof, the Equitable Life Building was destroyed in a 1912 fire that killed six people. The 40-story Equitable Building was completed on the site in 1915. Arthur Gilman and Edward H. Kendall designed the Equitable Life Building, with George B. Post as a consulting engineer…
The building in 2010
Building entrance
The Equitable Building in a postcard dated from before 1919