Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building

Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building
(2009)
Location41 Broad Street, New York, New York
Coordinates40°42′20″N 74°00′41″W / 40.70556°N 74.01139°W / 40.70556; -74.01139
Arealess than one acre
Built1928 (1928)-1929
ArchitectCross & Cross; Coale, Griffith B.; Friedlander, Leo, et al.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part ofWall Street Historic District (ID07000063[2])
NRHP reference No.06000476[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 7, 2006
Designated CPFebruary 20, 2007

The Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building is a historic bank building located at 41 Broad Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City. The structure was designed by architects Cross & Cross and built in 1928–1929. It is a 10-story, Classical Revival style, with a top floor penthouse. It features a slightly curved front facade, architectural sculpture by Leo Friedlander, and murals by Griffith B. Coale.[3]: 3 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 2006.[1] In 2007, it was designated as a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District,[2] a NRHP district.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2015. Note: This includes Kathleen A. Howe (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building" (PDF). Retrieved December 1, 2015. See also: "Accompanying photos".
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places 2007 Weekly Lists" (PDF). National Park Service. 2007. p. 65. Retrieved July 20, 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.