# Haughwout Building in New York City, New York

        A cast-iron architectural masterpiece in SoHo, this 1857 landmark is world-famous for housing the first successful commercial passenger elevator designed by Elisha Graves Otis.

        ## Facts

        - Category: History
        - Best for: architecture, history, solo_travel, photography
        - Address: 488 Broadway at Broome Street, New York, NY
        - Canonical URL: https://gydeinfo.com/new-york-city/places/haughwout-building/

        ## Sources

        - Claim source: [E. V. Haughwout & Company Building, 488-492 Broadway, New York, New York](https://www.loc.gov/item/ny0379/); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [E. V. Haughwout Building - Landmarks Preservation Commission designation report](http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/0017.pdf); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [E. V. Haughwout Building](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._V._Haughwout_Building); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [E. V. Haughwout Building Facts for Kids](https://kids.kiddle.co/E._V._Haughwout_Building); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Haughwout Building | SAH Archipedia](https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/NY-01-061-0008); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [The Technological Breakthrough in Our Midst That Allowed Buildings to Grow Tall](https://www.villagepreservation.org/2021/03/23/the-technological-breakthrough-in-our-midst-that-allowed-buildings-to-grow-tall/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation

        ## Booking CTAs

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        ## Machine-readable evidence

        - Evidence JSON: https://gydeinfo.com/new-york-city/places/haughwout-building.evidence.json
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