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Built as the headquarters for John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil
Company,
Carrere & Hastings' nine-story base follows the curve of Broadway.
The very dignified Renaissance style lobby bespeaks the company's
wealth and importance.
Following the breakup of the company in 1911 due to anti-trust laws,
Shreeve, Lamb & Blake added a massive tower squared to the grid of the
uptown streets.
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