Talk:City Bank-Farmers Trust Company Building
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I will expand this article. There is no question this is an architecurally significant building.
First, and most obviously, it alters the New York City skyline. This fact alone, (being a building tall enough to alter the skyline) is significant. My guess is that more than a few people have tried to identify it, but its obscure name makes it difficult (I did, and ultimately had to go down there).
Second, it is the third in a trio of buildings built at approximately the same time during Manhattan's race to be the tallest in the world. Although the depression curtailed the original plans, its proximity and relation to the other two (40 Wall Street and 70 Pine), merit its inclusion.
Third, the building was designed by Cross and Cross. Cross and Cross was a relatively important architectural firm at the turn of the 20th century. Among their other works is the original RCA building on Lexington Avenue and the Federal Office Building on Church Street.
Fourth, the building was designated as a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1996. ButtonwoodTree 03:32, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
