American Bank Note Company Office Building
- Architect
- Kirby, Petit & Green
- Year
- 1908
- Style
- Neoclassical
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The American Bank Note Company Building at 70 Broad Street is a five-story Neoclassical building designed by Kirby, Petit & Green and completed in 1908 as headquarters for the American Bank Note Company, a leading engraver of banknotes, currency, stamps, and stock certificates. The company moved on to a Bronx printing plant afterward, and the building later passed through numerous owners after it was sold in 1988.
the building
Broad Street facade. The main facade on Broad Street is framed by two columns, while the side facades along Beaver and Marketfield Streets are treated with pilasters, wrapping almost 20,000 square feet of office and residential space.
the style
Kirby, Petit & Green designed the building in the neo-classical style, expressed through the paired columns on Broad Street and pilastered side elevations.
More on Neoclassicalthe architect
The building was designed by the firm Kirby, Petit & Green.
significance
It is a New York City designated landmark (LP-01955) and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it also contributes to the Wall Street Historic District.
nearby
- 26 Broadway
- 1 William Street
- Broad Exchange Building
- Fraunces Tavern
- Continental Bank Building
- Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House