SINGER BUILDING. 



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SINGER BUILDING.* The Singer Building consists of a main portion approximately 75(1. by 

 1 16 ft. in pi. HI and 14 stories high, and a tower 60 ft. by 60 ft. in plan and 41 stories high with a 

 four tier lantern which rises to a total height of 612 ft. The building is of skeleton steel con- 



FIG. 24. DIAGRAM OF WIND BRACING, SINGER BUILDING. 



struction, fireproofed with terra-cotta tiling and provided with terra-cotta floor systems surfaced 

 with cement. The columns are carried on concrete footings sunk by the pneumatic process to a 

 depth of 90 feet. The columns are spaced 12 ft. centers and are connected at right angles by 



* Engineering News, Vol. 58, pp. 595 to 598. 



