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Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building

Coordinates: 40°42′20″N 74°00′41″W / 40.70556°N 74.01139°W / 40.70556; -74.01139
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Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building
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Location41 Broad Street, New York, New York
Coordinates40°42′20″N 74°00′41″W / 40.70556°N 74.01139°W / 40.70556; -74.01139
Arealess than one acre
Built1928 (1928)-1929
ArchitectCross & Cross; Coale, Griffith B.; Friedlander, Leo, et al.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part ofWall Street Historic District (ID07000063[2])
NRHP reference No.06000476[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 7, 2006
Designated CPFebruary 20, 2007

The Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building is a historic bank building located at 41 Broad Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City. The structure was designed by architects Cross & Cross and built in 1928–1929. It is a 10-story, Classical Revival style, with a top floor penthouse. It features a slightly curved front facade, architectural sculpture by Leo Friedlander, and murals by Griffith B. Coale.[3]: 3 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 2006.[1] In 2007, it was designated as a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District,[2] a NRHP district.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Howe, Kathy; Robins, Anthony (August 3, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wall Street Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 7, 2024 – via National Archives.
  3. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Kathleen A. Howe (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. See also: "Accompanying photos".
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places 2007 Weekly Lists" (PDF). National Park Service. 2007. p. 65. Retrieved July 20, 2020.