56 Pine Street
Building in Manhattan, New York
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56 Pine Street – originally known as the Wallace Building after its developer, James Wallace – at 56-58 Pine Street between Pearl and William Streets in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1893-94 and was designed by Oscar Wirz in the Romanesque Revival style.
Manhattan, New York City
56 Pine Street (Wallace Building) | |
(2013) | |
  Location within Lower Manhattan  Location within New York  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 56-58 Pine St. Manhattan, New York City |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°42′24″N 74°0′32″W |
| Built | 1893-94[1][2] |
| Architect | Oscar Wirz[1][2] |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| Part of | Wall Street Historic District (ID07000063[3]) |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000848[4] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 28, 2003 |
| Designated CP | February 20, 2007 |
| Designated NYCL | February 11, 1997 |
The building's facade consists of brick, stone and terra cotta and features colonnettes, deeply inset windows and rounded arched openings.[1][2] The flowered panels and fantastic heads which embellish the building is "some of the finest Byzantine carving in New York."[2]
The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1997 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. It is also a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District, a NRHP district created in 2007.[3]
