48 Wall Street

48 Wall Street
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
New York City Landmark No. 2025
Location	48 Wall Street, Manhattan, New York, United States
Coordinates	40°42′23″N 74°00′33″W / 40.70639°N 74.00917°W / 40.70639; -74.00917
Built	1927–1929
Architect	Benjamin Wistar Morris
Architectural style	Neo-Georgian, Colonial Revival
Part of	Wall Street Historic District (ID07000063)
NRHP reference No.	03000847
NYCL No.	2025
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 28, 2003
Designated NYCL	October 13, 1998

48 Wall Street, formerly the Bank of New York & Trust Company Building, is a 32-story, 512-foot-tall (156 m) skyscraper on the corner of Wall Street and William Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Built in 1927–1929 in the Neo-Georgian and Colonial Revival styles, it was designed by Benjamin Wistar Morris.

The current structure is the third to be erected on the same plot, as the Bank of New York had previously erected buildings on the site in 1797 and 1858. The structure was erected during a period when many skyscrapers were being erected in Lower Manhattan. 48 Wall Street is designed with many neo-Georgian details. The lowest three stories, built over a raised basement, were used as the banking floor and feature large arched windows on the second story, as well as pediments over the entrances. The top of the building contains a cupola designed in the Federal style and topped by a statue of an eagle.

The Bank of New York moved out of 48 Wall Street in 1998, after which it was renovated extensively. Museum of American Finance occupied the former banking hall from 2007 to 2018; it was replaced by Will & Wall, a multi-purpose event venue. The building was designated a city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1998 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2003. It is also a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District, a NRHP district created in 2007.