56 Pine Street

56 Pine Street – originally known as the Wallace Building after its developer, James Wallace – at 56-58 Pine Street between Pearl and William Streets in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1893-94 and was designed by Oscar Wirz in the Romanesque Revival style.

56 Pine Street (Wallace Building)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
New York City Landmark
(2013)
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Location	56-58 Pine St. Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°42′24″N 74°0′32″W
Built	1893-94[1][2]
Architect	Oscar Wirz[1][2]
Architectural style	Romanesque
Part of	Wall Street Historic District (ID07000063[3])
NRHP reference No.	03000848[4]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 28, 2003
Designated CP	February 20, 2007
Designated NYCL	February 11, 1997

The building's facade consists of brick, stone and terra cotta and features colonnettes, deeply inset windows and rounded arched openings.^[1][2] The flowered panels and fantastic heads which embellish the building is "some of the finest Byzantine carving in New York."^[2]

The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1997 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. It is also a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District, a NRHP district created in 2007.^[3]

See also

• List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan below 14th Street
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th Street

References

Notes

1. White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.
2. New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
3. 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.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

External links

• Media related to 56 Pine Street at Wikimedia Commons