Hanover Bank Building

Summary

The Hanover Bank Building or Hanover National Bank Building was an early skyscraper at the southwest corner of Pine Street and Nassau Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1901-1903 and demolished in 1931.

The Hanover Bank Building, in 1903, towering over the Gillender building to its left.
The Hanover Bank Building, in 1903, towering over the Gillender building to its left.
Hanover Bank Building
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General information
StatusDemolished
Architectural styleNeoclassical architecture
LocationNew York City
Coordinates40°42′28″N 74°00′38″W / 40.7078°N 74.0105°W / 40.7078; -74.0105
Construction started1901
Construction stopped1903
Demolished1931

History edit

Construction of the Hanover Bank Building began in 1901[1] and was completed in 1903. It had 22 floors and was 385 feet (117 m) tall. It was next to the Banker's Trust Building on 14 Wall Street. The building, like many of its contemporaries, was built in neoclassical style, richly decorated.

Bankers Trust acquired the building in 1929,[2] and it was demolished in 1931 to make way for the expansion of 14 Wall.[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Hanover National Bank Building". The New York Times. 1901-07-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  2. ^ "Pine St. Site Sold to Bankers Trust; Central Hanover Disposes of 21-Story Building at Nassau Street Corner". The New York Times. September 11, 1929. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "New Bank Building Ready in 2 Years". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 19, 1931. p. 25. Retrieved April 24, 2020 – via Brooklyn Public Library; newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Raze Three Buildings of the Bankers Trust; Wreckers of Work to Make Way for New Structure to Connect With Present Home". The New York Times. June 19, 1931. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

External links edit

  • https://www.nyc-architecture.com/GON/GON014.htm
  • https://www.nyc-architecture.com/GON/GON073.htm
  • Emporis.com