Today in history
Subtitle: May 1
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Subjects: Architecture; Architects; Biography; Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
Other titles: May 1
Description: Presents information on the opening of the Empire State Building to the public on May 1, 1931 in New York City. At 102 stories, it reigned as the world's tallest skyscraper until 1974. Also prsents a brief biography of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, considered one of the foremost proponents of the Greek Revival style in American architecture, who was born in Yorkshire, England on May 1, 1764. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1795.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents: title: The Empire State Building; title: Benjamin Henry Latrobe.