This is a list of flatiron buildings that are relatively notable. Any notable building shaped approximately like a flatiron can be included, regardless of whether the name of the building is "Flatiron Building" or not. Such a building is typically constructed at an intersection of streets or railway tracks that meet at an acute angle. One of the most famous is the Flatiron Building in New York City, which was finished in 1902.

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Canada

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At one time there were only ten flatiron buildings in Canada, with six within Ontario. Moses Block, a historic site in Sudbury was completed sometime between 1907 and 1915 by Hascal Moses and the Moses Family. The design of Moses Block was inspired by the famous Flatiron Building in New York City.[citation needed]

Building Image Dates Location City, Province Description
Gibson Block   1913 built Jasper Ave.
53°32′37″N 113°28′57″W / 53.54360°N 113.48248°W / 53.54360; -113.48248 (Gibson Block)
Edmonton, Alberta
Flatiron Building (Lacombe, Alberta)   1904 built 50 Ave. & 49c Ave.
52°27′47″N 113°43′51″W / 52.46298°N 113.73083°W / 52.46298; -113.73083 (Flatiron Building (Lacombe, Alberta))
Lacombe, Alberta
Hotel Europe (Vancouver)   1909 built 43 Powell Street
49°17′0.23″N 123°6′13.13″W / 49.2833972°N 123.1036472°W / 49.2833972; -123.1036472 (Hotel Europe (Vancouver))
Vancouver, British Columbia
Coffin Block Building   1830s Front Street and Wellington Street at Church Street Toronto, Ontario First flatiron building in Toronto; replaced by the Gooderham Building (see below).
Gooderham Building, aka Flatiron Building   1892 built
1975 Ontario landmark
49 Wellington Street East Toronto, Ontario Romanesque Revival
Moses Block 1907–1915 Toronto, Ontario
25 The Esplanade   1988 built 25 The Esplanade
43°38′46″N 79°22′30″W / 43.64622°N 79.37513°W / 43.64622; -79.37513 (25 The Esplanade)
Toronto, Ontario
CIBC branch at 90 Danforth Avenue at Broadview Avenue c. 1918 90 Danforth Avenue at Broadview Avenue Toronto by V.C. Horsburgh[1]
former Dominion Bank at 533 St Clair Avenue West at Vaughan Road c. 1912 533 St Clair Avenue West at Vaughan Road Toronto, Ontario [2]
Moses Block   1907 built Durham at Elgin Street Sudbury, Ontario Built by the Moses family.
The Delta Block   1917 built
1922 second level added
Main St. and King St.
43°14′38″N 79°49′29″W / 43.24391°N 79.82470°W / 43.24391; -79.82470 (Delta Block{)
Hamilton, Ontario [3] Pizza Pizza.
Rodier Building   1875 built 932 rue Notre-Dame Ouest / rue Saint-Maurice Montreal, Québec "Heritage Montreal, an organization dedicated to the protection of Montreal's heritage has placed this building in its list of ten threatened emblematic sites for 2012."[4]

China

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The Oi Kwan Hotel (Chinese: 爱群大酒店) in Guangzhou, China. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oi_Kwan_Hotel

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Israel

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  • Bet Ha'Oniya [he] (Hebrew for "Ship Building"), Tel Aviv, Israel, 1935

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Building Image Dates Location Town / City, County Description
Flat Iron Building (Prescot)   1890 built 72 Eccleston Street
53°25′47.19″N 2°48′7.22″W / 53.4297750°N 2.8020056°W / 53.4297750; -2.8020056 (Flat Iron Building, Prescot)
Prescot, Merseyside Originally built as a warehouse and watchmaking factory as part of Prescot's watchmaking industry.[13]
Imperial Buildings (Liverpool)[14]   1879 built Victoria Street.
53°24′30.08″N 2°59′1.07″W / 53.4083556°N 2.9836306°W / 53.4083556; -2.9836306 (Imperial House, Victoria Street, Liverpool)
Liverpool, Merseyside Originally used as a bank and later used as offices for Liverpool City Council.
Leeds Bridge House   1881 built
1996 Grade II Listed building[15]
Hunslet Road.
53°47′35″N 1°32′28″W / 53.79306°N 1.54111°W / 53.79306; -1.54111 (Leeds Bridge House, Hunslet Road, Leeds)
Leeds, West Yorkshire Opened as the 'People's Café'; later a temperance hotel, tea merchant's, dressmaker's, dentist's, manufacturing chemist's, and an office development.[16]

United States

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NHL-designated
NRHP-listed
Contributing in a NRHP-listed Historic district
Former building (demolished)
Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
Flatiron Flats   1985 built 2 Center St.
36°24′09″N 93°44′13″W / 36.40252°N 93.73692°W / 36.40252; -93.73692 (Flatiron Flats)
Eureka Springs, Arkansas In 1970-listed Eureka Springs Historic District; designed to be compatible with historic streetscape.
Flatiron Building (Novato, California)   1908 built 701 Grant Avenue
38°06′24″N 122°33′55″W / 38.1066°N 122.5654°W / 38.1066; -122.5654 (Flatiron Building (Novato, California) (1908))
Novato, California Two stories.
James Flood Building   1904 built
1982 San Francisco Designated Landmark
870 Market Street
37°47′06″N 122°24′27″W / 37.7849°N 122.4074°W / 37.7849; -122.4074 (James Flood Building)
San Francisco, California One of few buildings of its size that survived the 1906 earthquake. Designed by Albert Pissus.
Flatiron Building (San Francisco, California), 1907, aka Columbus Tower   1907 built
1970 San Francisco Designated Landmark
916 Kearny Street
37°47′47″N 122°24′18″W / 37.7964°N 122.4049°W / 37.7964; -122.4049 (Columbus Tower (1907))
San Francisco, California Designed by Salfield & Kohlberg, developed by Abe Ruef
Flatiron Building (San Francisco, California), 1913   1913 built
1982 San Francisco Designated Landmark
540 Market Street

37°47′24″N 122°24′03″W / 37.7900°N 122.4007°W / 37.7900; -122.4007 (Flatiron Building (1913))

San Francisco, California
Flatiron Building (Denver, Colorado) 1923 built
demolished
Denver, Colorado Former building designed by architect J.B. Benedict, across from Brown Palace Hotel which is sometimes mistaken for it.
Carroll Building, aka Flat Iron Building (Norwich, Connecticut)   1887 built
1982 NRHP
9–15 Main St., and 14–20 Water St.
41°31′27.6″N 72°4′46.6″W / 41.524333°N 72.079611°W / 41.524333; -72.079611 (Carroll Building)
Norwich, Connecticut Romanesque Revival architecture designed by Stephen C. Earle.
Flatiron Building (Auburndale, Florida), aka Triangle Building 1912 built Bartow & Main Auburndale, Florida a bank building[17]
Flatiron Building (Atlanta, Georgia), aka English-American Building   1897 built
1976 NRHP
1991 Atlanta Landmark Building
84 Peachtree Street NW
33°45′22″N 84°23′19″W / 33.7562°N 84.3885°W / 33.7562; -84.3885 (English-American Building (Atlanta, Georgia))
Atlanta, Georgia 11 stories, designed by Bradford Gilbert
Morris B. Sachs Building   2800 N. Milwaukee (Milwaukee & Diversey) Chicago, Illinois
Flatiron Building (Wicker Park, Chicago, Illinois)   1925 built Milwaukee Avenue, North Avenue, and Damen Avenue, Wicker Park district of West Town
41°54′37″N 87°40′37″W / 41.91028°N 87.67694°W / 41.91028; -87.67694 (Flatiron Building (Wicker Park, Chicago, Illinois))
Chicago, Illinois
Purdue State Bank   1914 built 210 West State Street
40°25′26″N 86°54′28″W / 40.4238°N 86.9077°W / 40.4238; -86.9077 (Purdue State Bank)
West Lafayette, Indiana
Flatiron Building (Wichita, Kansas) 1917 built E. 21st St. and N. Broadway
37°43′21″N 97°20′08″W / 37.72240°N 97.33547°W / 37.72240; -97.33547 (Flatiron Building (Wichita, Kansas))
Wichita, Kansas a two-story building at 21st Street, with Broadway on one side and a railroad track on the other side; it is 12 feet wide on one end and 65 feet wide on the other end)
Howard Southern Triangle Building   1926 built 833 Howard Ave. (between Howard Ave. and St. Joseph St.)
29°56′41″N 90°04′27″W / 29.94476°N 90.07425°W / 29.94476; -90.07425 (Howard Southern Triangle Building)
New Orleans, Louisiana [18]
Hay Building, aka Flatiron Building (Portland, Maine) 1925 built At Congress Square, between Congress St. and Free St.
43°39′15″N 70°15′45″W / 43.65426°N 70.26262°W / 43.65426; -70.26262 (Hay Building (Portland, Maine))
Portland, Maine
Maryland Inn   1782 built Church Circle, between Main St. and Duke of Gloucester St.
38°58′41″N 76°29′32″W / 38.97818°N 76.49214°W / 38.97818; -76.49214 (Maryland Inn)
Annapolis, Maryland
Flatiron Building (Boston, Massachusetts), aka Bulfinch Hotel 107 Merrimac Street
42°21′50″N 71°03′45″W / 42.36393°N 71.06239°W / 42.36393; -71.06239 (Flatiron Building (Bulfinch Hotel))
Boston, Massachusetts [19][20]
Flatiron Building (Fall River, Massachusetts) 1908 built Between 2nd St. and Plymouth Ave.
41°41′26″N 71°09′33″W / 41.69059°N 71.15908°W / 41.69059; -71.15908 (Flatiron Building (Fall River, Massachusetts))
Fall River, Massachusetts
Parsons Block, aka Flatiron Building   Holyoke, Massachusetts
I.O.O.F. Centennial Building   1876 built
1903 addition
1979 Michigan State Historic Site
2015 NRHP
150 E. Chisholm Street
45°03′40″N 83°25′57″W / 45.06111°N 83.43250°W / 45.06111; -83.43250 (I.O.O.F. Centennial Building)
Alpena, Michigan Late Victorian, Italianate designed by William Mirre
Lafayette Building (Detroit, Michigan)   1923 built
2009–2010 demolished
144 West Lafayette Blvd.
42°19′53″N 83°02′56″W / 42.33143°N 83.04879°W / 42.33143; -83.04879 (Lafayette Building (Detroit, Michigan))
Detroit, Michigan
Reid Building   1896 built 426-430 West Larned Detroit, Michigan
Flatiron Hotel   1912 built
1978 NRHP
1722 St. Mary's Avenue41°15′19.2″N 95°56′22.1″W / 41.255333°N 95.939472°W / 41.255333; -95.939472 (Flatiron Hotel) Omaha, Nebraska Georgian Revival
Sawyer Building, aka Flatiron Building (Dover, New Hampshire)   1812 built
1980 NRHP
4-6 Portland St.
43°11′47″N 70°52′19″W / 43.19639°N 70.87194°W / 43.19639; -70.87194 (Sawyer Building)
Dover, New Hampshire Federal architecture
Flatiron Building (Auburn, New York) 1970 NRHP
1978 delisted
1-3 Genesee St.
42°55′59″N 76°33′50″W / 42.93307°N 76.56393°W / 42.93307; -76.56393 (Approximate former location of Flatiron Building (Auburn, New York))
Auburn, New York This building was on the list of National Register of Historic Places in Cayuga County, but was demolished in 1975.[21]
Flat Iron Building (Goshen, New York) 1906 or before built 25 Main St.
Goshen, New York [22][23][24]
47 Plaza Street West   1928 built 47–61 Plaza Street West (at Grand Army Plaza), Park Slope
40°40′24″N 73°58′17″W / 40.673234°N 73.971441°W / 40.673234; -73.971441 (47 Plaza Street West)
Brooklyn, New York City 16-floor Venetian Gothic design by Rosario Candela
Flatiron Building, aka Fuller Building   1902 built
1966 NYC Landmark
1979 NRHP
1989 NHL
Fifth Ave.
40°44′28″N 73°59′23″W / 40.74111°N 73.98972°W / 40.74111; -73.98972 (Flatiron Building (Fuller Building) (New York City))
New York, New York Designed by Daniel Burnham in Renaissance Revival style.
Flatiron Building (Asheville, North Carolina)   1925 built
1979 NRHP CP
Battery Park Avenue
35°35′42″N 82°33′19″W / 35.5950°N 82.5552°W / 35.5950; -82.5552 (Flatiron Building (Asheville, North Carolina))
Asheville, North Carolina Beaux-Arts in style, part of Downtown Asheville Historic District
Flatiron Building (Grand Forks, North Dakota) 1906 built
1982 NRHP
2006 delisted
323 Kittson Ave.
47°55′25.3″N 97°1′47.2″W / 47.923694°N 97.029778°W / 47.923694; -97.029778 (Flatiron Building (former location))
Grand Forks, North Dakota Destroyed in 1997 Red River flood.
Flatiron Building (Akron, Ohio) 1907 built Akron, Ohio [25]
H.A. Higgins Building, aka Flatiron Building (Columbus, Ohio)   1914 built
1979 NRHP
1984 Columbus Register of Historic Places
129 E. Nationwide Blvd.
39°58′08″N 82°59′53″W / 39.968774°N 82.998062°W / 39.968774; -82.998062 (H.A. Higgins Building)
Columbus, Ohio Designed by Herbert Aloysius Higgins
Flatiron Building (Portland, Oregon)   1916 built
1989 NRHP
2010 Portland Historic Landmark
1223–1225 SW Stark Street
45°31′22″N 122°41′01″W / 45.522834°N 122.683696°W / 45.522834; -122.683696 (Flatiron Building (Portland, Oregon))
Portland, Oregon
Portland Flatiron Building (2018) 2018 built N. Cook St.
45°32′48″N 122°40′33″W / 45.54673°N 122.67592°W / 45.54673; -122.67592 (Portland Flatiron Building (2019?))
Portland, Oregon A mixed-use building designed by Works Progress Architecture that utilizes CLT to accommodate for the significant grade change on site. [26][note 1]
Flatiron Building, aka Wilbur Trust Building 40°36′37″N 75°23′00″W / 40.61023°N 75.38323°W / 40.61023; -75.38323 (Wilbur Trust Building (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania [27]
Rufus Barrett Stone House, aka Flatiron Building (Bradford, Pennsylvania)   1903 built
1982 NRHP
11 Boylston Street
41°57′25.5″N 78°38′59.5″W / 41.957083°N 78.649861°W / 41.957083; -78.649861 (Rufus Barrett Stone House)
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Flatiron Building (Brownsville, Pennsylvania) 1830 built 69 Market Street
40°01′21″N 79°53′09″W / 40.02257°N 79.88582°W / 40.02257; -79.88582 (Flatiron Building (Brownsville, Pennsylvania))
Brownsville, Pennsylvania Now the Flatiron Building Heritage Center
Flatiron Building (Pittston, Pennsylvania) 1906 built Pittston, Pennsylvania
Flatiron Hotel, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

 

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Corners of South Main, Ross and Hazle Streets Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Pete's Clothing/ Hodge Bootery Flat iron Building 1903 built Between State Street and Railroad Street, at U.S. Route 85 CanAm Highway
44°40′17″N 103°51′12″W / 44.67130°N 103.85333°W / 44.67130; -103.85333 (Pete's Clothing (Bell Fourche, South Dakota))
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Flatiron Building (Chattanooga, Tennessee) 1911 built Between Walnut St. and Georgia Ave.
35°02′53″N 85°18′26″W / 35.04799°N 85.30725°W / 35.04799; -85.30725 (Flatiron Building (Chattanooga, Tennessee))
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Flatiron Building (Fort Worth, Texas)   1907 built
1971 NRHP
1000 Houston St.
32°45′1″N 97°19′46″W / 32.75028°N 97.32944°W / 32.75028; -97.32944 (Flatiron Building (Fort Worth, Texas))
Fort Worth, Texas
Flatiron Building (Bellingham, Washington)   1908 built
1983 NRHP
1311–1319 Bay St.
48°45′06″N 122°28′51″W / 48.75171°N 122.48076°W / 48.75171; -122.48076 (Flatiron Building (Bellingham, Washington))
Bellingham, Washington [28]
Pullman Flatiron Building   1905 built E. Main St. & S. Grand Ave.
46°43′46″N 117°10′55″W / 46.72955°N 117.18182°W / 46.72955; -117.18182 (Pullman Flatiron Building)
Pullman, Washington
Flat Iron Building (Welch, West Virginia) 1915 built
1992 NRHP CP
73 McDowell
37°25′56″N 81°35′08″W / 37.43214°N 81.58567°W / 37.43214; -81.58567 (Flat Iron Building (Welch, West Virginia))
Welch, West Virginia
Emily Morgan Hotel (San Antonio)   1924 built

2012 National Trust for Historic Preservation

705 E Houston St.
29°25′36″N 98°29′09″W / 29.42658°N 98.48575°W / 29.42658; -98.48575 (Emily Morgan Hotel (San Antonio))
San Antonio, Texas
Times Square Building   1916 built 414 Olive Way
47°36′45″N 122°20′17″W / 47.61255°N 122.33808°W / 47.61255; -122.33808 (Times Square Building)
Seattle, Washington
Phelan Building   1908 built 760 Market Street
37°47′12″N 122°24′20″W / 37.7865828°N 122.4055023°W / 37.7865828; -122.4055023 (Phelan Building)
San Francisco, California
Joshua Sears Building   1891 built
1982 NRHP
737 Market St.
47°40′51″N 122°12′35″W / 47.68074°N 122.20981°W / 47.68074; -122.20981 (Joshua Sears Building)
Kirkland, Washington Beaux Arts, Romanesque Revival, architect unknown
Turk's Head Building   1913 Westminster and Weybosset Streets,
41°49′28.42″N 71°24′35.5″W / 41.8245611°N 71.409861°W / 41.8245611; -71.409861 (Turk's Head Building)
Providence, Rhode Island

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  1. ^ Photo may not be available as copyrighted work of art.

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  2. ^ "TOBuilt: Detailed Structure Information". Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  3. ^ "Delta Block".
  4. ^ "Rodier Building".
  5. ^ "Grad nije dao prostorije Zriliću nego HSLS-u". Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  6. ^ ""Silitysrautatalo" Kaivopuistossa sai vaikutteita Amerikasta" ["Flatiron House" in Kaivopuisto was inspired by America] (in Finnish). 25 October 2017 [25 October 2017]. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  7. ^ The Helsinki Flatiron building
  8. ^ "The Flat Iron House (Apartment building)". ArtNouveu.org. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  9. ^ "Adora Flatiron". Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  10. ^ Adora Flatiron l SKOPJE l 65 m l 16 fl. Skyscraper City. Available online but can't be linked here. Includes 1:20 video.
  11. ^ Photo may be seen at sl:Peglezen
  12. ^ Flat Iron Building
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  17. ^ "Triangle building at corner of Bartow and Main – Auburndale, Florida". Florida Memory.
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  19. ^ Alice Dubois (October 9, 2005). "The Bulfinch Hotel in Boston". New York Times.
  20. ^ The Other Flatiron
  21. ^ "Flatiron Building Going". The Post-Standard. January 2, 1975. p. 7. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ 1906 postcard
  23. ^ Loop.net
  24. ^ postcard at ebay
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  28. ^ archieved PDF
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