R. C. Williams Warehouse

	R.C. Williams Warehouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New York State Register of Historic Places
	The building in 2026
Location	259-273 Tenth Avenue, New York, New York
Coordinates	40°44′58″N 74°0′12″W / 40.74944°N 74.00333°W
Built	1927–28
Architect	Cass Gilbert
Architectural style	Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.	05000086
NYSRHP No.	06101.015008
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 24, 2005
Designated NYSRHP	December 18, 2004

The R.C. Williams Warehouse is a 10-story Modern Movement style building in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City designed by architect Cass Gilbert.^[1]^[3] It is located on the west side of 10th Avenue between 25th and 26th Streets and was built in 1927–1928 for a wholesale grocery company, the R.C. Williams Company, which purchased the site for its new headquarters in 1926.^[3]^[4] The 215,000 square feet (20,000 m²) design^[5] is a smaller version of Gilbert's design for the Brooklyn Army Terminal; like the Army Terminal, the warehouse has a concrete façade divided into bays by columns.^[3] The building has a siding on the third floor which formerly provided access to the High Line railway for the loading and unloading of freight to the warehouse.^[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Avenues: The World School, a private school, opened in the building in September 2012.^[5]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
1 2 3 4 Anthony Robins (September 29, 2004). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Williams, R.C., Warehouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 10, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
↑ "10th Av. Site Sold to R. C. Williams Co". The New York Times. December 12, 1926. p. E21. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
1 2 Anderson, Jenny (May 2, 2013). "Is This the Best Education Money Can Buy?". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2023.

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[Cultural_Resource_Information_System-2] "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2023.

[nrhpnynom-3] 1 2 3 4 Anthony Robins (September 29, 2004). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Williams, R.C., Warehouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 10, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

[4] "10th Av. Site Sold to R. C. Williams Co". The New York Times. December 12, 1926. p. E21. Retrieved October 15, 2023.

[nyt2013-5] 1 2 Anderson, Jenny (May 2, 2013). "Is This the Best Education Money Can Buy?". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2023.

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