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| National City Bank Building |
| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) |
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| Location: |
55 Wall street, Manhattan, New York City, New York[1] |
| Built/Founded: |
1836-1841, additions 1907-1910[2] |
| Architect: |
Isaiah Rogers (original), McKim, Mead, & White (additions) |
| Architectural style(s): |
Greek Revival (original), Roman (additions) |
| Designated as NHL: |
June 2, 1978 [3] |
| Added to NRHP: |
June 2, 1978 |
| NRHP Reference#: |
78001875[4] |
The National City Bank (New York) building at 55 Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York was originally the Merchants Exchange, a Greek Revival building built between 1836 and 1841. Between 1862 and around 1907, the U.S. Customs Service used the building before moving into the U.S. Customhouse on Bowling Green.[1] In 1907, the National City Bank[5] hired Charles F. McKim[2] to increase the building to 7 floors and redesign the interior. The National City Bank (now Citibank) was closely tied to the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
The building was named a National Historic Landmark in 1978.[3],[6],[7]
In 1998 it became the Regent Hotel for a short period of time, and recently has become part of the Cipriani empire of restaurants and ballrooms. The main banking hall "now serves as one of the most elegant ballrooms in the world"[8]. It has been called a "facility unequaled in America"[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Dolkart, Andrew S. & Postal, Matthew A.; Guide to New York City Landmarks, 3rd Edition; New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004. ISBN 0-471-36900-4; p.16-17.
- ^ a b NHL Writeup
- ^ a b National City Bank Building. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-16).
- ^ New+York County listings at the National Register of Historic Places
- ^ NHL Details
- ^ ["National City Bank (Merchant's Exchange)", December 1976, by George R. AdamsPDF (1.00 MiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (1976-12).
- ^ [National City Bank (Merchant's Exchange)--Accompanying photos, 2 exterior and 1 interior, from 1976.PDF (371 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (1976-12).
- ^ Harris, Bill; One Thousand New York Buildings, 1st Edition; Black Dog and Leventhal. 2002. ISBN 1-57912-443-7; p.36.
- ^ White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot; AIA Guide to New York City, 4th Edition; New York Chapter, American Institute of Architects; Crown Publishers/Random House. 2000. ISBN 0-8129-31069-8; ISBN 0-8129-3107-6. p.17.
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