Wall Street Historic District | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Cedar St. and Maiden Ln., Pearl St., Bridge and S. William St., and Greenwich St. and Trinity Pl.,New York, New York |
|---|---|
| Area | 63 acres (25 ha) |
| Architect | multiple |
| Architectural style | Skyscraper, Classical Revival, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000063[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 20, 2007 |
TheWall Street Historic District inNew York City includes part ofWall Street and parts of nearby streets in theFinancial District inLower Manhattan. The district includes 65contributing buildings and onecontributing structure over a 63-acre (25 ha) listed area.[1]
The street plan of the historic district dates back to thecolonial era. The layout "reflects medieval European town patterns rather than the standard grid found throughout much of Manhattan, and together with the district's towering skyscrapers it creates the narrow 'canyons' for which the area is so famous."[2]
Within the historic district are 21 sites that are individually (i.e., separately) listed on theNational Register of Historic Places (NRHP), as follows:[3]
Two further buildings within the Wall Street Historic District are individually listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places, but not the NRHP. These are theTrinity Building (111 Broadway) and theU.S. Realty Company Building (115 Broadway). Both of these are also New York City Landmarks.[3]
A number of additional buildings within the district are listed as landmarks by theNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commission but not by the NRHP or New York State Register of Historic Places. These are:Delmonico's Building (56 Beaver Street), theBowling Green Offices Building (11 Broadway), theCunard Building (25 Broadway), theStandard Oil Building (26 Broadway), theAmerican Express Building (65 Broadway),City Bank Farmers Trust Building (20 Exchange Place),90 Maiden Lane, theDown Town Association (60 Pine Street), theCocoa Exchange (1 Wall Street Court), theIrving Trust Company Building (1 Wall Street), theBankers Trust Building (14 Wall Street), and theJ. & W. Seligman & Co. Building (1 William Street).[3] The district's street pattern is also a New York City Landmark.[3]