Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York
- Architect
- James B. Baker
- Year
- 1901
- Style
- Beaux-Arts
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The Chamber of Commerce Building at 65 Liberty Street was designed by architect James B. Baker and built between 1901 and 1902 as the first headquarters built specifically for the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York. The four-story Beaux-Arts building is clad in Vermont marble with a rusticated masonry base, a short colonnade, and a copper mansard roof.
the building
The Great Hall. The second story held the Chamber of Commerce's Great Hall, hung with portraits of important figures from American history.
Facade statuary. The facade formerly held statues of John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and DeWitt Clinton, designed by Daniel Chester French and Philip Martiny.
the style
Baker's Beaux-Arts design, with its marble cladding and colonnade, gave the Chamber a civic grandeur suited to its role as a headquarters for New York's business establishment.
More on Beaux-Artsthe architect
The building was designed by James B. Baker.
significance
It is a National Historic Landmark, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, a New York City Landmark, and listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places, designated a New York City Landmark on January 18, 1966. It is also a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District.
nearby
- Liberty Tower
- World Trade Center twin towers
- 140 Broadway
- 63 Nassau Street Building
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Singer Building