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The Administration Building was the first to open on the fairgrounds. The staff moved in, August 1937 and began the task of preparing for a World's Fair.

World's Fair Administration Building
World's Fair Administration Building - photo 007
by Arie van Dort

Administration Building and the Trylon & Perisphere
Photo by William Keys Smith
from the Susan S. Waite collection

Administration Building Restaurant
The Administration Building Restaurant is where many receptions were held after the closing of Perylon Hall.  Photo 006 by Arie van Dort

The 1940 New York World's Fair Administration Building
The 1940 New York World's Fair Administration Building - Courtesy World's Fair Historical Society - wf-003r
Administration building front steps
The years 1789 and 1939 were engraved on either side of the entry steps. They represented the 150 years since George Washington's inauguration as first president of the United States.

Trylon Tidbits
Administration Building 'Mithrana' by Albert Stewart
On the front of the Administration Building was the relief created by Albert Stewart entitled 'Mithrana.' The artist's intent was to depict the spirit of the Fair unveiling the future.

Mirhrana from the private collection of Dr. William R. Hanson.
Photo D43 Mirhrana from the private
collection of Dr. William R. Hanson.