New York Cotton Exchange
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
NYC Landmark
Location:	1 Hanover Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Coordinates:	40°42′16″N 74°0′36.6″W / 40.70444°N 74.010167°W / 40.70444; -74.010167
Built/Founded:	1851-1853
Architect:	Richard F. Carman
Architectural style(s):	Renaissance
Added to NRHP:	January 7, 1972[1]
Designated NHL:	December 22, 1977[2]
Designated NYCL:	December 21, 1965
NRHP Reference#:	72001586

1 Hanover Square also known variously as the New York Cotton Exchange and the India House is on the southern edge of Hanover Square in lower Manhattan, New York City, New York. The structure was constructed as a commercial investment by the builder, developer, and merchant Richard F. Carman, 1851-53. In 1870, the New York Cotton Exchange was founded here, the second such exchange in the world and the first commodity market in the United States.^[3] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977.^[2][4][5]

Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

Before the Cotton Exchange, it was the headquarters of the Hanover Bank. After 1914, it was the India House, a private club.^[6]. It currently houses restaurants.

[edit] See also

• New Orleans Cotton Exchange, also a National Historic Landmark
• Economy of New York City

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• New York Board of Trade

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