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.
1 Hanover Square 1 Hanover Square, formerly known as the New York Cotton Exchange building and as India House, is on the southern edge of Hanover Square in Lower Manhattan, New York City.