Today’s #UrbanExploration post takes us to the Financial District to the building known as
Today’s #UrbanExploration post takes us to the Financial District to the building known as 1 Wall Street Court aka the Beaver Building aka the Cocoa Exchange aka to John Wick fans as The Continental Hotel. The building was designed by Clinton and Russell in the Renaissance Revival style and was completed in 1904. Tenants included the The building served as the headquarters of the Munson Steamship Line Company from 1904 until 1921 and the New York Cocoa Exchange from 1931 to 1972. The building became a NYC in 1995 by being recognized by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission and was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2005. In 2006 it was converted to residential condominiums. #1WallStreetCourt #BeaverBuilding #NewYorkCocoaExchange #JohnWick #TheContinentalHotel #ArchitecturalHistory #EngineeringHistory #NewYorkHistory #NYHistory #NYCHistory #AmericanHistory #USHistory #History #Historia #Histoire #Geschichte #HistorySisco (at 1 Wall Street Court) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcZF1ncuGuS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI= -- source link
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