![]() ![]() The chamfered corners each contain a single sash window per floor. The spandrel panels above each pair of windows are made of yellow marble, and the spandrels above the 4th story contain roundels as well. On the 3rd through 7th floors, each bay contains a pair of sash windows. Between the windows on the second floor are alternating mosaic shields of renowned port cities. Second story facade, depicting mosaic shields alternating with windowsĪn entablature runs along the facade between the 1st and 2nd floors. The basement windows are visible at the bottom of the facade, and a staircase led to the third-class passengers' entrance in the basement. On Greenwich Street, there are six bays all are double-height windows, except for the northernmost bay, which includes doors and a staircase to the building's elevator hall. At ground level, the second-to-last bays on either side contain entrances: the eastern entrance was for first-class passengers, and the western entrance was for cabin-class passengers. The two northernmost ground-level bays on Broadway are less ornate entrance archways, while the southernmost bays are window openings. At ground level, the center bay contains the main entrance archway it includes carved reliefs of Mercury (god of travel) and Neptune (god of the sea) in its spandrels, and it contains a pediment with an eagle carving at its top. On Broadway, there are five vertical bays. The ground-level windows are arched double-height openings with multi-paneled sash windows, topped by half-domed awnings. The southwestern and southeastern corners of the building, facing Battery Park, are chamfered and formerly contained entrance doorways at the base. Though the spandrels of the windows are of green marble, and the water table below the first story is faced with granite. The facade of the ground through 12th stories is composed of buff-colored Indiana Limestone, which replaced the original cladding of red Milwaukee brick and sandstone. The building has side entrances facing Battery Park which are labeled "First Class" and "Cabin Class". The building is slightly U-shaped, surrounding a shallow light court to the north, which connects with 11 Broadway's much deeper light court. The mansard roof still remains on the building and counts as the 13th story, while an attic above the mansard counts as the 14th story. The structure was later expanded to 14 stories, a count that included the mansard roof. It was erected as the 9- or 10-story Washington Building. The ground story is sometimes counted as two floors because of its double-height ceiling. The current neoclassical style facade was designed by Walter B. The building was initially designed by Edward H. The site overlooks the New York Harbor to the south, and its Battery Place facade is adjacent to two entrances for the New York City Subway's Bowling Green station. The structure occupies a lot with frontages of 171.75 feet (52 m) on Battery Place, 104 feet (32 m) on Greenwich Street, and 100 feet (30 m) on Broadway. Its alternate addresses are 1 Battery Place and 1-3 Greenwich Street. The International Mercantile Marine Company Building is bounded by Battery Place and the Battery to the south, Broadway and Bowling Green to the east, Greenwich Street to the west, and the Bowling Green Offices Building (11 Broadway) to the north. ![]() It is also a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District, a NRHP district created in 2007. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on March 2, 1991, and was designated a city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1995. The structure continued to host office tenants as well as a bank. It was the headquarters of IMM and its successor company United States Lines until 1979, when the firm relocated to Cranford, New Jersey. ![]() The building was acquired by the International Mercantile Marine Company (IMM) in 1919 to serve as its corporate headquarters and extensively altered to its present Neoclassical style. It is located at the intersection of Battery Place and Broadway, adjacent to Bowling Green to the east and the Battery to the south.ġ Broadway was built in 1882 as the Queen Anne-style Washington Building on the site of the former Washington Hotel. Wall Street Historic District ( ID07000063)ġ Broadway (formerly known as the International Mercantile Marine Company Building, the United States Lines Building, and the Washington Building) is a 12-story office building in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. ![]()
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