Built 1921, expanded in 1931 Designated NHL June 2, 1978 Architectural style Art Deco Added to NRHP 2 June 1978 | NRHP Reference # 78001867 Opened 1921 Architecture firm Starrett & van Vleck | |
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Location 86 Trinity Place, Lower Manhattan, New York City Similar 125 Greenwich Street, Deno's Wonder Wheel A, One Wall Street, Everett Building, 300 Park Avenue South | ||
The American Stock Exchange Building, formerly known as the New York Curb Exchange Building, is the former headquarters of the American Stock Exchange.
History
In 1908, the New York Curb Market Agency was established, to codify trading practices. In 1911, the curbstone brokers came to be known as the New York Curb Market, which then had a formal constitution with brokerage and listing standards. After several years of outdoor trading, the curbstone brokers moved indoors in 1921 to a building on Greenwich Street in Lower Manhattan. In 1929, the New York Curb Market changed its name to the New York Curb Exchange. Within no time, the Curb Exchange became the leading international stock market, listing more foreign issues than all other U.S. securities markets combined. In 1953 the Curb Exchange was renamed the American Stock Exchange. The building currently has a building area of 181,725sq.ft.
On December 1, 2008, the Curb Exchange building at 86 Trinity Place was closed, and both the Amex Equities and Amex Options trading floors were moved to the NYSE Trading floor at 11 Wall Street.