63 Nassau Street Building
- Year
- 1859
- Style
- Renaissance Revival
- City
- Manhattan, NY
63 Nassau Street was built c. 1844 in the Italianate style, with a cast-iron facade added in 1857-59 attributed to James Bogardus, a pioneer of cast-iron architecture. It stands on Nassau Street between Maiden Lane and John Street in the Financial District.
the building
Cast-iron front. The 5-story, 3-bay facade is built as superimposed arcades: a 2-story arcade capped by a modillioned foliate cornice, surmounted by a 3-story arcade, with elongated fluted Corinthian columns and rope moldings around the spandrels.
Bogardus attribution. The attribution to Bogardus rests on medallions of Benjamin Franklin identical to those on four other, now-demolished Bogardus buildings; medallions of George Washington were also once present. It is one of only five known Bogardus buildings surviving in the United States.
the style
Renaissance Revival (c. 1840–1915): The Italian palazzo reborn as banks, clubs, and brownstones: rough stone bases, orderly window rows, and a heavy top cornice.
More on Renaissance Revivalsignificance
Designated a New York City landmark on May 15, 2007, as an extremely rare surviving example of Bogardus's cast-iron work.
nearby
- John Street Methodist Church
- Liberty Tower
- Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Corbin Building
- World Trade Center twin towers