R. C. Williams Warehouse

The R.C. Williams Warehouse is a Modern Movement style building in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City designed by architect Cass Gilbert.[1] It is located on the west side of 10th Avenue between 25th and 26th Streets and was built for a wholesale grocery company, the R.C. Williams Company. The design is a smaller version of Gilbert's design for the Brooklyn Army Terminal.[2]

R.C. Williams Warehouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The building in 2013
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Location	259-273 Tenth Avenue, New York, New York
Coordinates	40°44′58″N 74°0′12″W
Architect	Cass Gilbert
Architectural style	Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.	05000086[1]
Added to NRHP	February 24, 2005

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Avenues: The World School, a private school, now occupies the building.

See also

• Austin, Nichols and Company Warehouse, also designed by Cass Gilbert, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
• Brooklyn Army Terminal, also designed by Cass Gilbert, in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Anthony Robins (September 29, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: R.C. Williams Warehouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. and Accompanying 17 photos, exterior and interior, undated (see photo captions page 23 of text document)