56 Pine Street
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.Photo: Americasroof, CC BY 3.0.
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: building in New York City’s Financial District
- Also known as: “Wallace Building”
- Address: 56 Pine Street, New York, NY
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Federal Hall and Freedom Tower.
Federal Hall
Historic building
Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.
Federal Hall was the first capitol building of the United States established under the Constitution. Serving as the meeting place of the First United States Congress and the site of George Washington's first presidential inauguration, the building was located on Wall Street facing the northern end of Broad Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, from 1703 to 1812. Federal Hall is situated 560 feet west of 56 Pine Street.
Freedom Tower
Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
One World Trade Center, also known as One WTC and the Freedom Tower, is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Freedom Tower is situated 2,600 feet northwest of 56 Pine Street.
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River. Brooklyn Bridge is situated 3,300 feet east of 56 Pine Street.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Financial District and Downtown Manhattan.
Financial District
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Financial District comprises the southern tip of Manhattan, with the Hudson River on the west, the East River on the east, New York Harbor to the south, and Barclay Street on the north.
Downtown Manhattan
Quarter
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan, is the southernmost part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The area is the historical birthplace of New York City and in the 17th and 18th centuries composed the entirety of the city.
Battery Park City
Neighborhood
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Battery Park City is a neighborhood and planned community at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City. The neighborhood is situated along the Hudson River waterfront, and separated the Financial District and Tribeca by the West Side Highway.
56 Pine Street
- Category: office building
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.70685° or 40° 42′ 25″ northLongitude
-74.00834° or 74° 0′ 30″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Inception
1894Height
220 feet (67 metres)Open location code
87G7PX4R+PMOpenStreetMap ID
way 278069567OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatGeoNames ID
5143108Wikidata ID
Q7962757
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“56 Pine Street” goes by many names.
- Basque: “56 Pine Street”
- French: “Wallace Building”
- Spanish: “Edificio Wallace (Nueva York)”
- Spanish: “Wallace Building”
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