48 Wall Street
- Architect
- Benjamin Wistar Morris
- Style
- Colonial Revival
- City
- Manhattan, NY
48 Wall Street, formerly the Bank of New York & Trust Company Building, is a 32-story, 512-foot skyscraper at the corner of Wall Street and William Street, built in 1927-1929 and designed by Benjamin Wistar Morris in the Neo-Georgian and Colonial Revival styles. It is the third building the Bank of New York erected on the site, following structures from 1797 and 1858.
the building
The banking floor. The lowest three stories, raised over a basement, served as the banking floor, with large arched windows on the second story and pediments over the entrances.
The cupola. The top of the building holds a cupola designed in the Federal style, topped by a statue of an eagle.
the style
Benjamin Wistar Morris designed the building with neo-Georgian and Colonial Revival details throughout, including the Federal-style cupola at its summit.
More on Colonial Revivalthe architect
The building was designed by Benjamin Wistar Morris.
significance
48 Wall Street is a National Historic Landmark and a New York City Landmark, also listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the New York State Register of Historic Places. The Bank of New York moved out in 1998; the Museum of American Finance later occupied the former banking hall from 2007 to 2018, since replaced by the event venue Will & Wall.
nearby
- 60 Wall Street
- 40 Wall Street
- 56-58 Pine Street Building
- 20 Exchange Place
- 23 Wall Street
- Federal Hall