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1 William Street

Architect
Francis H. Kimball
Year
1907
Style
Neoclassical
City
Manhattan, NY
1 William Street
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1 William Street, in the Financial District, was erected in 1906-1907 and designed by Francis H. Kimball with Julian Clarence Levi in the Neoclassical style. It was built for the Seligmans, a prominent German Jewish family who founded the investment bank J. & W. Seligman, and from 1929 to 1980 served as the headquarters of Lehman Brothers before being bought by Banca Commerciale Italiana.

the building

A five-pointed corner. The 11-story, limestone-clad, steel-framed building occupies a quadrilateral lot at the acute angle where South William Street meets William Street, part of the five-pointed intersection with Beaver Street.

the style

The building was designed in the Neoclassical style.

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the architect

Francis H. Kimball designed the building in conjunction with Julian Clarence Levi.

significance

The building was designated a New York City Landmark in 1996, and in 2007 was designated a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District, a National Register of Historic Places district.

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