Chamber of Commerce Building (Manhattan)

Chamber of Commerce Building
In 2013
Location65 Liberty Street
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°42′32″N 74°00′35″W / 40.70889°N 74.00972°W / 40.70889; -74.00972
Built1901–02
ArchitectJames Barnes Baker
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
Part ofWall Street Historic District (ID07000063)
NRHP reference No.73001214
NYSRHP No.06101.000412
NYCL No.0053
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 6, 1973
Designated NHLDecember 22, 1977
Designated CPFebruary 20, 2007
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980
Designated NYCLJanuary 18, 1966

The Chamber of Commerce Building is a commercial building on 65 Liberty Street, between Liberty Place and Broadway, in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Designed by architect James Barnes Baker, the four-story Beaux-Arts building was constructed between 1901 and 1902 as the first headquarters to be built specifically for the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York. The facade is a New York City designated landmark, and the building is listed on both the New York State Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a National Historic Landmark. It is also a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District, listed on the NRHP.

The structure is clad with Vermont marble and includes a rusticated masonry base, a short colonnade, and a copper mansard roof. The facade formerly contained statues of John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and DeWitt Clinton, which had been designed by Daniel Chester French and Philip Martiny. The second story contained the Chamber of Commerce's Great Hall, hung with portraits of important individuals from American history. The rest of the building was largely devoted to offices or meeting rooms for the chamber. Over the years, numerous stores and banks have rented out the ground story. The building's design was largely positively received upon its completion.

The building was constructed after wealthy members of the Chamber of Commerce raised funds. The architecture firm of Helmle and Corbett remodeled the interior and built a new floor in 1922, resulting in changes to the mansard roof. French and Martiny's sculptures, installed in 1903, were removed in 1926 due to severe deterioration. After the Chamber of Commerce relocated to Midtown Manhattan in 1979, the building stood vacant for ten years. The International Commercial Bank of China bought the building in 1989, and the interior was subsequently renovated by Haines Lundberg Waehler.