Hanover Bank Building

Not to be confused with 1 Hanover Square.

The Hanover Bank Building or Hanover National Bank Building was an early skyscraper at the southwest corner of Pine Street and Nassau Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1901-1903 and demolished in 1931.

The Hanover Bank Building, in 1903, towering over the Gillender building to its left.

Hanover Bank Building
General information
Status	Demolished
Architectural style	Neoclassical architecture
Location	New York City
Coordinates	40.7078°N 74.0105°W / 40.7078; -74.0105
Construction started	1901
Construction stopped	1903
Demolished	1931

History

Construction of the Hanover Bank Building began in 1901^[1] and was completed in 1903. It had 22 floors and was 385 feet (117 m) tall. It was next to the Banker's Trust Building on 14 Wall Street. The building, like many of its contemporaries, was built in neoclassical style, richly decorated.

Bankers Trust acquired the building in 1929,^[2] and it was demolished in 1931 to make way for the expansion of 14 Wall.^[3][4]