6 World Trade Center
Southwest corner of 6 World Trade Center after the September 11 attacks
Alternative names
  • 6 WTC
  • WTC 6
  • Building 6
General information
StatusDestroyed
TypeOffice
Architectural styleModern
LocationLower Manhattan
Town or cityNew York City
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°42′46″N 74°00′48″W / 40.71278°N 74.01333°W / 40.71278; -74.01333
Current tenantsList
Construction startedc. 1969–1970
Completed1973
OpenedJanuary 1974[1]
DestroyedSeptember 11, 2001
OwnerPort Authority of New York and New Jersey
Height93.28 ft (28 m)
Technical details
Floor count8
Floor area537,693 sq ft (49,953 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Structural engineerLeslie E. Robertson Associates
Main contractorTishman Construction

6 World Trade Center was an eight-story building in Lower Manhattan in New York City. It opened in 1974 and was the building in the World Trade Center complex that had the fewest stories. The building served as the U.S. Customs House for New York. It was destroyed in 2001 due to the collapse of the North Tower during the September 11 attacks. Its site is now the location of the new One World Trade Center and the Perelman Performing Arts Center.

History

6 World Trade Center was first proposed in 1968 as part of the original World Trade Center complex. The building was designed by Minoru Yamasaki, along with Emery Roth & Sons.[2] Construction was completed in 1973 on the eight-story building. 6 World Trade Center was home to the U.S. Customs Service for the state of New York, from 1974 to 2001.[3][4]

Tenants

September 11 attacks and cleanup

During the September 11 attacks, the collapse of the North Tower destroyed large sections of the 6 World Trade Center.[4] Two days later, within the crushed section of the building, two steel beams connected in the shape of a cross were found, believed to be debris from the tower.[5] The beams have since become known as the World Trade Center cross, and is displayed within the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.[6]

The building's ruins were demolished to make way for reconstruction of the current World Trade Center site. AMEC Construction handled the demolition,[7] in which the building was weakened and then pulled down with cables. The new One World Trade Center stands at the site where 6 World Trade Center originally stood.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Twin Towers". The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. September 11, 2015. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ Norval White; Elliot Willensky; Fran Leadon (2010). AIA guide to New York City (Fifth ed.). New York, New York. p. 136. ISBN 9780199758647.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ Huxtable, Ada Louise (October 4, 1973). "New Custom House: Modern, Functional, No Match for the Old". The New York Times. New York City. p. 94. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Lipin, Michael (September 11, 2021). "Ground Zero - Then and Now". Voice of America. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Frank Silecchia, a construction worker, and Father Brian Jordan, a Franciscan priest, discuss the metal cross that they found at ground zero and the faith it offers". CBS News, The Early Show (interview). October 5, 2001.
  6. ↑ "World Trade Center Cross Moving to Permanent Home". CBSNewYork/AP. July 23, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  7. ↑ Glanz, James (November 29, 2001). "A NATION CHALLENGED: THE SITE; Engineers Have a Culprit in the Strange Collapse of 7 World Trade Center: Diesel Fuel". The New York Times. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  8. ↑ Bacon, John (May 2, 2013). "Spire hoisted atop One World Trade Center". USA Today. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  9. ↑ Fiandaca, Roberto (July 3, 2018). "A Journey Through the New World Trade Center, New York's Symbol of Rebirth". Elle Decor. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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