1 Wall Street

Manhattan, United States

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1 Wall Street, a 654-foot Art Deco skyscraper in Manhattan's Financial District, was designed by Ralph Thomas Walker of Voorhees, Gmelin and Walker and completed in 1931 for Irving Trust Company. The limestone facade features inwardly curved bays with fluting that evoke curtains, narrow lower-story windows, and elaborate entrances, while the original fifty-story structure incorporates numerous setbacks and corner chamfers, culminating in a freestanding fluted tower. Its ornate lobby, known as the Red Room, is decorated with colored mosaics. A 28-story annex, later expanded to 36 stories, was added between 1963 and 1965 by the successor firm Voorhees, Walker, Smith, Smith & Haines. After Irving Trust's acquisition by the Bank of New York in 1988, the building served as global headquarters for BNY and later BNY Mellon until 2015. Recently renovated and converted into 566 condominium apartments, it remains a designated New York City Landmark and a significant example of the city's Art Deco heritage.

Architect

Ralph Thomas Walker

Movement

Art Deco architecture

Built: 1932
Type: skyscraper, bank building
Heritage: New York City Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property
Height: 199 m
Place: Manhattan, United States

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