| 14 Wall Street | |
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| Former names | Bankers Trust Company Building |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | 8–20 Wall Street Manhattan, New York 10005 U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°42′27″N 74°00′39″W / 40.70750°N 74.01083°W |
| Construction started | 1910 |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Opening | May 20, 1912 |
| Renovated | 1931–1933 |
| Owner | 14 Wall Street Holdings |
| Height | 540 ft (160 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 32 (+7 attic)[a] |
| Floor area | 1,100,000 square feet (100,000 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 34[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Trowbridge & Livingston |
| Developer | Bankers Trust |
| Main contractor | Marc Eidlitz & Son |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Shreve, Lamb & Harmon |
| Designated | January 14, 1997[3] |
| Reference no. | 1949[3] |
| Designated | February 20, 2007[4] |
| Part of | Wall Street Historic District |
| Reference no. | 07000063[4] |
| References | |
| [2] | |
14 Wall Street, originally the Bankers Trust Company Building, is a skyscraper at the intersection of Wall Street and Nassau Street in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City. The building is 540 feet (160 m) tall, with 32 usable floors.[b] The original 540-foot tower is at the southeastern corner of the site, and a shorter annex wraps around the original tower.
The original tower was erected on the site of the Stevens Building at 12–14 Wall Street and the Gillender Building at 16 Wall Street. It was built in 1910–1912 and was designed by Trowbridge & Livingston in the neoclassical style as the headquarters for Bankers Trust. A 25-story addition with Art Deco detailing, designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, was constructed in 1931–1933 to replace three other structures. After new buildings for Bankers Trust were erected in 1962 and 1974, the company moved employees away from 14 Wall Street, and eventually sold the building in 1987.
14 Wall Street's tower incorporates a seven-story pyramidal roof inspired by the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. The interior of the building contained numerous amenities that were considered state-of-the-art at the time of its construction; the first three floors were used as Bankers Trust's headquarters, while the rest were rented to tenants. A notable building in Manhattan's skyline in the early 20th century, the building was featured prominently in Bankers Trust's early imagery. The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1997. It is also a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District, a National Register of Historic Places district created in 2007.
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