Bennett Building

The Bennett Building is a cast-iron structure in Manhattan's Financial District. It stretches across an entire block between Fulton Street and Ann Street, with three ornamented facades featuring arched windows and vertical elements arranged across eleven floors.

Construction started in 1872 under architect Arthur D. Gilman as a seven-story structure. The building was expanded between 1890 and 1892 to reach its current height of eleven floors.

The building shows how European design influenced New York's commercial districts in the late 1800s. The ornate facades and strong vertical lines shape the streetscape today and reflect a time when such decoration was normal for office buildings.

The building is located in Lower Manhattan and is easily accessible from multiple streets. Visitors can view the external facades from Fulton Street, Ann Street, and Nassau Street while exploring the cast-iron details from ground level.

It houses one of the world's largest cast-iron facades and stands as one of only two Second Empire buildings with cast-iron cladding south of Canal Street. This remnant reveals how rare this combination of architectural style and material is in New York.