National Register of Historic Places

International Mercantile Marine Company Building

New York, New York County, New York
Listed
March 2, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
91000108

About this property

1 Broadway (formerly known as the International Mercantile Marine Company Building, the United States Lines Building, and the Washington Building) is a 12-story office building in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. It is located at the intersection of Battery Place and Broadway, adjacent to Bowling Green to the east and the Battery to the south. 1 Broadway was built in 1882 as the Queen Anne-style Washington Building on the site of the former Washington Hotel. The building was acquired by the International Mercantile Marine Company (IMM) in 1919 to serve as its corporate headquarters and extensively altered to its present Neoclassical style. It was the headquarters of IMM and its successor company United States Lines until 1979, when the firm relocated to Cranford, New Jersey. The structure continued to host office tenants as well as a bank. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on March 2, 1991, and was designated a city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1995. It is also a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District, a NRHP district created in 2007.

Location

1 Broadway
New York, New York County, New York
40.70469, -74.01448

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was International Mercantile Marine Company Building listed on the National Register?

International Mercantile Marine Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 2, 1991.

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International Mercantile Marine Company Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for International Mercantile Marine Company Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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