56 Pine Street Explained

56 Pine Street
(Wallace Building)
Location:56-58 Pine St.
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates:40.7067°N -74.0089°W
Built:1893-94
Architect:Oscar Wirz[1] [2]
Architecture:Romanesque
Added:August 28, 2003
Refnum:03000848
Nrhp Type2:indcp
Partof:Wall Street Historic District
Partof Refnum:07000063[3]
Designated Nrhp Type2:February 20, 2007
Nocat:yes
Designated Other2 Name:New York City Landmark
Designated Other2 Date:February 11, 1997
Designated Other2 Abbr:NYCL
Designated Other2 Link:New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
Designated Other2 Color:
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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.

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

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.

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  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wall Street Historic District . Howe . Kathy . August 3, 2006 . . July 7, 2024. National Archives.