American Bank Note Company Building
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Former headquarters of the American Bank Note Company
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| Location: | 70 Broad Street, New York, New York |
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| Coordinates: | 40°42′17″N 74°0′45″W / 40.70472°N 74.0125°WCoordinates: 40°42′17″N 74°0′45″W / 40.70472°N 74.0125°W |
| Built: | 1908 |
| Architect: | Kirby, Petit & Green; Hedden Construction Co. |
| Architectural style: | Classical Revival |
| NRHP Reference#: | 99001436[1] |
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| Added to NRHP: | November 30, 1999 |
| Designated NYCL: | June 24, 1997 |
The American Bank Note Company Building is a historical granite structure located at 70 Broad Street, New York, New York (at the corner of Beaver Street, near Bowling Green in Financial District, Manhattan).
[edit] History
It was built in 1908 as the home of the American Bank Note Company, a leading engraving company which produced bank notes, currency and stock certificates. They sold the building in 1988.[2][3]
It was remodeled in 1996 and became a restaurant. It was purchased for USD$5.5m in 2004 by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for a Global Financial Capital of New York, part of the Global Country of World Peace (GCWP).[4]
The GCWP later placed the building on the market in 2009 with an asking price of $45 million, later reduced to $25.5 million.[5] It was sold to an unnamed Chinese construction and investment company for $18 million in 2010.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ NYC Landmark Review
- ^ Kathleen Howe (August 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: American Bank Note Company Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=5908. Retrieved 2011-02-01. See also: "Accompanying 20 photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=5907.
- ^ NY Times, 2007-07-02, "Maharishi’s Minions Come to Wall Street"
- ^ a b Barbanel, Josh (December 22, 2010). "Property: Landmark Sold To Chinese Buyer". Wall Street Journal: p. A.24.
[edit] External links
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