NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE
8 Broad Street
Trading in stocks and shares has taken place in and around Wall Street since 1792, when the first traders met under a buttonwood tree in this street. The present building was designed by George B. Post who acquired his Beaux-Arts training in the offices of Richard Morris Hunt in the 1850s. Built in 1901-03, Post was 63 years old when he started work on what was to be the most memorable building of his career. The unusual two story high base to the columns has arched doorways opening on to the massively supported balconies, all in white marble. The six 52 feet high Corinthian columns supporting the pediment are but a screen to the glazed wall lighting the great trading hall. The pediment is filled with sculptures, designed by John Quincy Adams Ward and sculptured by Paul W. Bartlett. The sculptures you see now are copies in lead, coated to resemble the original marble figures damaged by the city's atmosphere.