48 Wall Street | |
New York City Landmark No. 2025
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| Location | 48 Wall Street, Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 40°42′23″N 74°00′33″W / 40.70639°N 74.00917°W |
| Built | 1927–1929 |
| Architect | Benjamin Wistar Morris |
| Architectural style | Neo-Georgian, Colonial Revival |
| Part of | Wall Street Historic District (ID07000063[1]) |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000847 |
| NYSRHP No. | 06101.008192 |
| NYCL No. | 2025 |
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| Added to NRHP | August 28, 2003 |
| Designated CP | February 20, 2007 |
| Designated NYSRHP | June 20, 2003[2] |
| Designated NYCL | October 13, 1998 |
48 Wall Street, formerly the Bank of New York & Trust Company Building, is a 32-story, 512-foot-tall (156 m) skyscraper on the corner of Wall Street and William Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Built in 1927–1929 in the Neo-Georgian and Colonial Revival styles, it was designed by Benjamin Wistar Morris.
The current structure is the third to be erected on the same plot, as the Bank of New York had previously erected buildings on the site in 1797 and 1858. The structure was erected during a period when many skyscrapers were being erected in Lower Manhattan. 48 Wall Street is designed with many neo-Georgian details. The lowest three stories, built over a raised basement, were used as the banking floor and feature large arched windows on the second story, as well as pediments over the entrances. The top of the building contains a cupola designed in the Federal style and topped by a statue of an eagle.
The Bank of New York moved out of 48 Wall Street in 1998, after which it was renovated extensively. Museum of American Finance occupied the former banking hall from 2007 to 2018; it was replaced by Will & Wall, a multi-purpose event venue. The building was designated a city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1998 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2003. It is also a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District, a NRHP district created in 2007.
- ^ Howe, Kathy; Robins, Anthony (August 3, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wall Street Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 7, 2024 – via National Archives.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2023.