History of New York (state) to constrain New York City and capture control of the Legislature in 1894. Both parties have seen national political success: in the 39 presidential elections between 1856 and 2010, Republicans won 19 times and Democrats 20 times. By 1900, New York was the richest and most populous state. Two years prior, the five boroughs of New York City became one city. Within decades, the city's emblem had become the skyscraper: the Woolworth Building was the tallest building in the world from 1913, surpassed by 40 Wall Street in April 1930, the Chrysler Building in 1930, the Empire State Building in
Bennett Building (New York City) In both cases, Farnsworth's additions carefully followed Gilman's original design. On November 21, 1995, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the building a New York City landmark. The Bennett Building is the tallest building in the world with an entirely cast-iron facade. In 1916, the Maiden Lane Historical Society erected a plaque on the building that reads: <poem>Nassau Street Known originally as “The Street that Runs by the Pye Woman” And was named in honor of The House of Nassau Whose head at the time was William the Third King of England And sometime Stadtholder of the Dutch