Wall St. east from Nassau Street - 1911
Wall Street looking east from Nassau St. Photograph by Irving Underhill, 1911. Source: Library of Congress.
On the left, the Sub-Treasury building at 26 Wall Street, today Federal Hall National Memorial. This classical Greek style building was constructed from 1834 to 1841 (opened in 1842), for the Custom House. Its design was inspired by the Parthenon of Athens, with some classical Roman contribution like the dome. In 1863, the building housed the US Sub-Treasury. In 1883, the life-size bronze statue of George Washington, by the sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward, was unveiled on its steps. In 1939, the building was designated as the Federal Hall Memorial. The Assay Office Building is adjacent to it.
On the right, the old Drexel Building, constructed in 1873 and demolished before 1914.
Wall St. east from Nassau Street - 1911
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