American Stock Exchange Building
- Style
- Art Deco
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The American Stock Exchange Building, also known as 86 Trinity Place or 123 Greenwich Street, was the former headquarters of the American Stock Exchange in the Financial District. Designed in two sections by Starrett & van Vleck and originally built in 1921, it represents the move of stock trading indoors after decades of curbside dealing.
the building
From the curb to a building. The building's construction improved the stature of the New York Curb Exchange, which had previously operated as a curbside exchange trading outside the strictures of the New York Stock Exchange. The structure was enlarged between 1929 and 1931 as trading volume grew, and the exchange was renamed the American Stock Exchange, or AMEX, in 1953.
the style
The building is executed in the Art Deco style.
More on Art Decosignificance
The building is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the New York State Register of Historic Places, and as a New York City Landmark. The AMEX moved out after merging with the NYSE in 2008, and developers later purchased the structure with plans to convert it into a hotel.
nearby
- Trinity Church and Graveyard
- Trinity Building
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