11. American Bank Note Company Building
Location: 70 Broad Street
Built: 1907-1908
Architects: Kirby, Petit & Green
National Register Number: 99001436
Listed: November 30, 1999
Visited: August 4, 2007
You'd almost think that an engraver of currency, stamps, stock certificates, and checks would've wanted a building as overloaded with ornament as their product. Instead, their former headquarters displays not the complexity that aggravates counterfeiters but the stability and solidity that reassures investors, packing in as much Neoclassical volume as the tiny plot of land can hold without becoming a towering beast of a building.
The scaffolding? It's a sign of new ownership: the Maharishi (yes, the Beatle guy) now uses it to do whatever it is the Maharishi does nowadays.
Built: 1907-1908
Architects: Kirby, Petit & Green
National Register Number: 99001436
Listed: November 30, 1999
Visited: August 4, 2007
You'd almost think that an engraver of currency, stamps, stock certificates, and checks would've wanted a building as overloaded with ornament as their product. Instead, their former headquarters displays not the complexity that aggravates counterfeiters but the stability and solidity that reassures investors, packing in as much Neoclassical volume as the tiny plot of land can hold without becoming a towering beast of a building.
The scaffolding? It's a sign of new ownership: the Maharishi (yes, the Beatle guy) now uses it to do whatever it is the Maharishi does nowadays.
Labels: Financial District, Kirby Petit and Green
posted by Michael at
12:40 AM
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As to what the Maharishi does nowadays:
Many critics consider Transcendental Meditation a cult led by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. For an alternative view of the TM Movement, readers may be interested in checking out TM-Free Blog, TranceNet.net, or my counseling site, KnappFamilyCounseling.com, where individuals recovering from Transcendental Meditation and similar groups will find helpful information.
John M. Knapp, LMSW
http://KnappFamilyCounseling.com/
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