What building was built earlier,  Manhattan Life Insurance Building or 15 Penn Plaza?
Manhattan Life Insurance Building The Manhattan Life Insurance Building was a 348 ft tower at 64-66 Broadway in New York City completed in 1894 to the designs of the architects of Kimball & Thompson and slightly extended north in 1904 making its new address 64-70 Broadway. It was the first skyscraper to pass 100 m in Manhattan.
Rogers Peet Building Rogers Peet Building was a five-story structure which was built in Manhattan in 1863 in City Hall Park. It was home to the Rogers Peet clothing store until December 4, 1898. It belonged to the Emanuel Hoffman estate and was one of the historic buildings of New York City. The edifice, located at Broadway and Warren Street, burned entirely during a fire which accounted for more than $1,000,000 in property losses.