Whitehall Building
- Architect
- Henry Janeway Hardenbergh
- Year
- 1902
- Style
- Beaux-Arts
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The Whitehall Building at 17 Battery Place is a three-section residential and office building near Battery Park in Lower Manhattan. The original 20-story structure, designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, was built as a speculative development from 1902 to 1904; a 31-story annex by Clinton and Russell and a later International Style addition by Morris Lapidus followed.
the building
Column-like massing. The original building and its annex have a Renaissance Revival facade organized into base, shaft, and capital sections, echoing the three parts of a classical column.
Landfill foundation. Because the building sits on landfill along the Hudson River, its foundation required a non-standard design to support the structure.
the style
The original Whitehall Building and its annex are Beaux-Arts, expressed through a Renaissance Revival facade divided into base, shaft, and capital.
More on Beaux-Artsthe architect
Henry Janeway Hardenbergh designed the original Whitehall Building; the later annex was designed by Clinton and Russell, and a further addition at 2 Washington Street was designed by Morris Lapidus.
significance
The Whitehall Building is a New York City Individual Landmark (LP-02056), designated 10/17/2000.
nearby
- Downtown Athletic Club Building
- 21 West Street Building
- 1 Broadway
- Cunard Building
- Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
- 26 Broadway