65 Broadway
- Architect
- James Renwick Jr.
- Year
- 1917
- Style
- Neoclassical
- City
- Manhattan, NY
65 Broadway, formerly the American Express Building, is a 21-story concrete and steel-frame office building on Broadway between Morris and Rector Streets in the Financial District, designed by J. Lawrence Aspinwall of Renwick, Aspinwall & Tucker in the Neoclassical style and constructed in 1916-1917. American Express had occupied the site since 1874 and purchased the lot in 1903, using the building as its headquarters until 1974.
the building
H-shaped plan. The building's most prominent feature is its H-shaped plan, extending westward through an entire block to Trinity Place with light courts set between its wings.
the style
Aspinwall designed the building in the Neoclassical style for American Express's headquarters.
More on Neoclassicalthe architect
J. Lawrence Aspinwall of Renwick, Aspinwall & Tucker designed the building; the firm traces its name to James Renwick Jr.
significance
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated 65 Broadway an official landmark in 1995, and it is a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. After American Express moved out in 1974, the building was occupied successively by the American Bureau of Shipping, then Standard & Poor's; as of 2019 it is owned by Chetrit Group.
nearby
- Empire Building
- Adams Express Building
- 1 Wall Street Building
- Trinity Church and Graveyard
- New York Stock Exchange
- Continental Bank Building