Report of the Heights of Buildings Commission to the Committee on the Height, Size and Arrangement of Buildings of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the city of New York (1913)
New York (N.Y.). Heights of Buildings Commission, Bassett, Edward M. (Edward Murray), 1863-1948, New York (N.Y.). Board of Estimate and Apportionment, Swan, Herbert S. (Herbert Siegfried), 1888-, Williams, Frank B. (Frank Backus), 1864-1954, Durst, Seymour B., 1913-, former owner. NNC · [New York, M.B. Brown Printing and Binding Co.] · leaf 42
events the erection of a fewexceptionally high buildings. It does not limit or condition thecharacter of the great mass of buildings erected even in the cen-tral business district. In Boston, Chicago, and Washington,however, the present maximum height limits do constitute a verypractical… … Smaller numeral indicates height in stories.Larger numeral indicates height in feet. HIGH BUILDINGS 23 The following is a tabulation of height limits in certain Amer-ican and European cities: American Cities Baltimore 175 feet Boston1 District A 125 District B 80-100 Buffalo2 Charleston1 125…
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