American Stock Exchange Building | |
NYC Landmark No. 2515
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| Location | 86 Trinity Place, Lower Manhattan, New York City[1] |
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| Coordinates | 40°42′32″N 74°00′46″W / 40.70889°N 74.01278°W |
| Built | 1921 (original building) 1931 (expansion)[2] |
| Architectural style | Art Deco[2] |
| Part of | Wall Street Historic District (ID07000063[3]) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001867 |
| NYSRHP No. | 06101.000610 |
| NYCL No. | 2515 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 2, 1978[1] |
| Designated NHL | June 2, 1978[2] |
| Designated CP | February 20, 2007 |
| Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980[4] |
| Designated NYCL | June 26, 2012[5] |
The American Stock Exchange Building, formerly known as the New York Curb Exchange Building and also known as 86 Trinity Place or 123 Greenwich Street, is the former headquarters of the American Stock Exchange. Designed in two sections by Starrett & van Vleck, it is located between Greenwich Street and Trinity Place in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City, with its main entrance at Trinity Place. The building represents a link to the historical practices of stock trading outside the strictures of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), which took place outdoors "on the curb" prior to the construction of the structure.
The building was originally erected in 1921, thus improving the stature of the New York Curb Exchange, which had been a curbside exchange. The structure was enlarged between 1929 and 1931 following an increase in trading volume. The New York Curb Exchange was renamed the American Stock Exchange in 1953, and the American Stock Exchange moved out after merging with the NYSE in 2008. The structure was subsequently purchased by developers who planned to convert the building into a hotel.
The original structure, facing Greenwich Street to the west, is designed in the Renaissance Revival style, with a set of large arched windows providing light to the former trading floor. The eastern expansion, on Trinity Place to the east, is designed in the Art Deco style as a 14-story building. The expanded structure contained offices and conference rooms, as well as an elaborately decorated facade with a central entrance and reliefs signifying the building's use. The American Stock Exchange Building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1978 and was designated a city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 2012. It is also a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District, a NRHP district created in 2007.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b c "American Stock Exchange". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 14, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012.
- ^ Howe, Kathy (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. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
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