International Mercantile Marine Co. Building
Address:
United States Lines
No. 1 Broadway
Manhattan
Citibank
Category: Steamship Offices & Piers
Built: 1884
Architect: Edward H Kendall; reclad 1919-21 Walter B. Chambers
Designation: National Register
Description: Renaissance Revival skyscraper built for the headquarters of the International Mercantile Marine Co., owner of the Titanic. IMM was a trust that combined White Star, American, Red Star, Atlantic Transport, and Leyland lines organized in 1902 by J.P. Morgan to monopolize shipping worldwide.
A plaque on the building reads: Adjoining this site was the first Dutch fort on Manhattan Island, known as Fort New Amsterdam.
